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Treadshot (Universe 2008)

2009-11-27T15:51:36Z

213.46.45.62: /* Universe (2008) */

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{{disambig3|Treadshot}}

:''Treadshot is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 Universe line]]).''

[[Image:TFU08-toy Treadshot.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

'''Treadshot''' is a member of the [[Ground Surveillance Team]].

==Toys==
===Universe (2008)===
*'''Mini-Con Class 10 Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

: Treadshot is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]], transforming into a South-Korean Type 88 K1 tank.

: He was only available as part of a Mini-Con 10-pack with [[Windrazor (Universe)|Windrazor]], [[Ransack (Universe 2008)|Ransack]], [[Stockade (Universe 2008)|Stockade]], [[Overcharge (Universe)|Overcharge]], [[Sky Shadow (Universe)|Sky Shadow]], [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]], [[Longview (Universe)|Longview]], [[Snow Cat (Universe)|Snow Cat]], and [[Crosshairs (Universe)|Crosshairs]]. This set was only available at certain retailers, notably [[Kmart]] and Meijer in the US and Tesco in the UK.

: This mold was also used to make [[Heavytread]].

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Hook (G1)

2009-11-27T15:40:17Z

213.46.45.62: /* Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity */

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{{disambig3|Hook}}
:''Hook is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Hook.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"]]
The snob of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], '''Hook''' considers himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. Although [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] acknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders.

:''Japanese name'': '''Gren''' (グレン ''Guren'')<ref>Hook's Japanese name is written グレン, ''Guren''. This appears to be a "Rhinoxization" of the word "crane", which is rendered クレーン, ''Kurēn'', in katakana. This type of thing is [[Dauros|not uncommon]] in Japan.</ref>
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Hook''' (虎克 ''Hǔ Kè'')
:''French name (Canada):'' '''Toubib''' ("Doctor")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Horog''' ("Hook")
:''Italian name'': '''Rostro'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Gancho'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Anzol''' ("Hook")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only)

[[Image:HookG1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I am the very model of a modern major general.]]
Hook, who was evil, helped build Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robo-Smasher]] to make Hook, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellow [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], would attempt to deal with [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], only to be thwarted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was blasted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] into lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityofSteel DisassemblingPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."]]
Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear in [[New York City]], bringing down, then re-erecting the [[Empire State Building]] as a Cybertronian fortress. In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him. {{storylink|City of Steel}} He later helped build the [[Transfixatron]]. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Heh, heh, heh! I'm going for the funny bone, Dad!" "Uh oh. He's waking up. Better get him back to the subway station,"]]
The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap into [[Earth]]'s core, although Hook had to reprimand [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] for almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons got [[dominator disc]]s snuck onto them by a group of Autobots, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] blasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the discs, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], where Hook separated from him to help repair [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] while simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator discs' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:Microbots HookMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Remember kids, only go to the perfectionist when you want a boob job done. Don't settle for [[Ratchet (SG)|anyone less]].]]
Hook, led by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[solar tower]]. Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} A few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for their [[Nemesis (G1)|crashed spaceship]] in the jungles of South America. When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow his [[cyberforceps]] so that he could cut loose the ship's powersource, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Hook was subsequently ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone but [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] lay damaged on the ground. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but failed to stop the Dinobots from using the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] incapacitated Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense"—a gigantic labyrinth outside his the football arena the [[Triple Changer]] had taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] went against Megatron with his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM uncharismatic bore.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"]]
Present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Hook was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat. He believed that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] did not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the new [[Decepticon leader]]. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge on [[Chaar]] alongside most other Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Eventually, the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots on [[Goo]], and the starved Decepticons happily agreed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Image:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet of [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} During the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], Hook and the Constructicons tried to kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but failed. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} They were briefly seen helping the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of [[Japan]] {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}, followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

{{-}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Hook was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hook is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}''

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around their headquarters located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came back in time to 1986, he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
With Soundwave in command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Hook served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault on [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in 2008, Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

====Generation 2====
Hook was seen onboard the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Timelines'' Classics comics====
Both Hook and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] were curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] against Grimlock's commandoes, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom. {{storylink|The War Within}} Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in their Devastator form, and doing battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. The resulting conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point after the initial launch of the ''Nemesis'', Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980's and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained during [[Operation: Liberation]] in 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of the [[Ark II]] back to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons reawoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault on [[San Francisco]] along with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator. Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Constructicons were eventually brought low by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out of [[Las Vegas]], where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] managed to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular robot mode, leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in [[stasis lock]], drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their Roswell facility for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[Image:DrMindbender-wishbone.jpg|right|thumb|225px| After the wishbone incident, Megatron vowed never to buy Hook another pet human until he had learned responisbility. ]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and a very angry Hook crushed the Cobra machine he was carrying before moving onto the humans that had been controlling him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3}} After capturing [[Doctor Mindbender]], Hook sorta felt like playing wishbone with the human, but opted for dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum instead. Unfortunately, he was robbed of this pleasure when Soundwave arrived and took the doctor to help him work the [[SPS Satellite]]. The Constructicons were subsequently ordered to defend the satellite's controls from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4}} Hook and the others combined into Devastator to fight off the enemies, but the giant was overwhelmed and defeated relatively quickly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After the [[Senate]] cut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments of [[Kaon]]. Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

As Megatron's plans moved from [[gladiatorial combat]] to [[Great War (G1)|insurrection]], Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] joined Megatron, Hook modified them to possess [[Null-ray|onboard weaponry]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth and had fun stomping on [[New York City]]. After mysteriously failing to recognise Frenzy, whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and attacking the city's tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actually ''being'' in that filthy cramped hovel. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Hook toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"That's Captain Hook to you."]]
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
**''Accessories:'' Devastator head, Devastator head gun, robot pistol

:Hook transforms from a bright green robot to a bright green crane truck. In vehicle mode, Devastator's head and head gun can be attached behind the cab to make a vehicle mode weapon.

:When the Constructicon toys are combined into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Hook forms his upper torso.

*'''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, 1992)
**''Accessories:''

: This European exclusive version of Hook was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' shade, and came with no Devastator parts. It also lacked the peg used to connect with Bonecrusher. This toy was not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1993)
**''Team ID number:''
**''Accessories:''

==Trivia==
*[[Hasbro]] apparently lost the [[trademark]] to the name "Hook" some time ago, as it has not been used since 1993 despite several [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]]-[[Constructicon Devastator (Ultra)|homage]] [[Constructicon (G1)|teams]] appearing after that point. "[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]]" has become the new default crane-bot name.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm Hook at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hook Hook's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hook (G1)

2009-11-27T15:37:23Z

213.46.45.62: /* Cartoon continuity */

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{{disambig3|Hook}}
:''Hook is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Hook.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"]]
The snob of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], '''Hook''' considers himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. Although [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] acknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders.

:''Japanese name'': '''Gren''' (グレン ''Guren'')<ref>Hook's Japanese name is written グレン, ''Guren''. This appears to be a "Rhinoxization" of the word "crane", which is rendered クレーン, ''Kurēn'', in katakana. This type of thing is [[Dauros|not uncommon]] in Japan.</ref>
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Hook''' (虎克 ''Hǔ Kè'')
:''French name (Canada):'' '''Toubib''' ("Doctor")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Horog''' ("Hook")
:''Italian name'': '''Rostro'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Gancho'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Anzol''' ("Hook")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only)

[[Image:HookG1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I am the very model of a modern major general.]]
Hook, who was evil, helped build Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robo-Smasher]] to make Hook, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellow [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], would attempt to deal with [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], only to be thwarted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was blasted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] into lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityofSteel DisassemblingPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."]]
Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear in [[New York City]], bringing down, then re-erecting the [[Empire State Building]] as a Cybertronian fortress. In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him. {{storylink|City of Steel}} He later helped build the [[Transfixatron]]. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Heh, heh, heh! I'm going for the funny bone, Dad!" "Uh oh. He's waking up. Better get him back to the subway station,"]]
The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap into [[Earth]]'s core, although Hook had to reprimand [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] for almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons got [[dominator disc]]s snuck onto them by a group of Autobots, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] blasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the discs, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], where Hook separated from him to help repair [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] while simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator discs' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:Microbots HookMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Remember kids, only go to the perfectionist when you want a boob job done. Don't settle for [[Ratchet (SG)|anyone less]].]]
Hook, led by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[solar tower]]. Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} A few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for their [[Nemesis (G1)|crashed spaceship]] in the jungles of South America. When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow his [[cyberforceps]] so that he could cut loose the ship's powersource, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Hook was subsequently ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone but [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] lay damaged on the ground. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but failed to stop the Dinobots from using the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] incapacitated Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense"—a gigantic labyrinth outside his the football arena the [[Triple Changer]] had taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] went against Megatron with his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM uncharismatic bore.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"]]
Present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Hook was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat. He believed that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] did not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the new [[Decepticon leader]]. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge on [[Chaar]] alongside most other Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Eventually, the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots on [[Goo]], and the starved Decepticons happily agreed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Image:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|right|200px|thumb| Oh crap. Guess that WAS the water main after all! ]]
The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet of [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} During the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], Hook and the Constructicons tried to kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but failed. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} They were briefly seen helping the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of [[Japan]] {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}, followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

{{-}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Hook was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hook is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}''

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around their headquarters located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came back in time to 1986, he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
With Soundwave in command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Hook served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault on [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in 2008, Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

====Generation 2====
Hook was seen onboard the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Timelines'' Classics comics====
Both Hook and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] were curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] against Grimlock's commandoes, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom. {{storylink|The War Within}} Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in their Devastator form, and doing battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. The resulting conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point after the initial launch of the ''Nemesis'', Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980's and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained during [[Operation: Liberation]] in 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of the [[Ark II]] back to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons reawoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault on [[San Francisco]] along with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator. Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Constructicons were eventually brought low by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out of [[Las Vegas]], where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] managed to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular robot mode, leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in [[stasis lock]], drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their Roswell facility for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[Image:DrMindbender-wishbone.jpg|right|thumb|225px|]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and a very angry Hook crushed the Cobra machine he was carrying before moving onto the humans that had been controlling him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3}} After capturing [[Doctor Mindbender]], Hook sorta felt like playing wishbone with the human, but opted for dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum instead. Unfortunately, he was robbed of this pleasure when Soundwave arrived and took the doctor to help him work the [[SPS Satellite]]. The Constructicons were subsequently ordered to defend the satellite's controls from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4}} Hook and the others combined into Devastator to fight off the enemies, but the giant was overwhelmed and defeated relatively quickly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After the [[Senate]] cut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments of [[Kaon]]. Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

As Megatron's plans moved from [[gladiatorial combat]] to [[Great War (G1)|insurrection]], Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] joined Megatron, Hook modified them to possess [[Null-ray|onboard weaponry]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth and had fun stomping on [[New York City]]. After mysteriously failing to recognise Frenzy, whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and attacking the city's tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actually ''being'' in that filthy cramped hovel. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Hook toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"That's Captain Hook to you."]]
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
**''Accessories:'' Devastator head, Devastator head gun, robot pistol

:Hook transforms from a bright green robot to a bright green crane truck. In vehicle mode, Devastator's head and head gun can be attached behind the cab to make a vehicle mode weapon.

:When the Constructicon toys are combined into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Hook forms his upper torso.

*'''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, 1992)
**''Accessories:''

: This European exclusive version of Hook was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' shade, and came with no Devastator parts. It also lacked the peg used to connect with Bonecrusher. This toy was not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1993)
**''Team ID number:''
**''Accessories:''

==Trivia==
*[[Hasbro]] apparently lost the [[trademark]] to the name "Hook" some time ago, as it has not been used since 1993 despite several [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]]-[[Constructicon Devastator (Ultra)|homage]] [[Constructicon (G1)|teams]] appearing after that point. "[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]]" has become the new default crane-bot name.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm Hook at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hook Hook's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hook (G1)

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:''Hook is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Hook.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"]]
The snob of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], '''Hook''' considers himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. Although [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] acknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders.

:''Japanese name'': '''Gren''' (グレン ''Guren'')<ref>Hook's Japanese name is written グレン, ''Guren''. This appears to be a "Rhinoxization" of the word "crane", which is rendered クレーン, ''Kurēn'', in katakana. This type of thing is [[Dauros|not uncommon]] in Japan.</ref>
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Hook''' (虎克 ''Hǔ Kè'')
:''French name (Canada):'' '''Toubib''' ("Doctor")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Horog''' ("Hook")
:''Italian name'': '''Rostro'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Gancho'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Anzol''' ("Hook")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only)

[[Image:HookG1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I am the very model of a modern major general.]]
Hook, who was evil, helped build Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robo-Smasher]] to make Hook, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellow [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], would attempt to deal with [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], only to be thwarted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was blasted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] into lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityofSteel DisassemblingPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."]]
Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear in [[New York City]], bringing down, then re-erecting the [[Empire State Building]] as a Cybertronian fortress. In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him. {{storylink|City of Steel}} He later helped build the [[Transfixatron]]. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Heh, heh, heh! I'm going for the funny bone, Dad!" "Uh oh. He's waking up. Better get him back to the subway station,"]]
The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap into [[Earth]]'s core, although Hook had to reprimand [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] for almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons got [[dominator disc]]s snuck onto them by a group of Autobots, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] blasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the discs, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], where Hook separated from him to help repair [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] while simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator discs' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:Microbots HookMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Remember kids, only go to the perfectionist when you want a boob job done. Don't settle for [[Ratchet (SG)|anyone less]].]]
Hook, led by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[solar tower]]. Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} A few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for their [[Nemesis (G1)|crashed spaceship]] in the jungles of South America. When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow his [[cyberforceps]] so that he could cut loose the ship's powersource, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Hook was subsequently ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone but [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] lay damaged on the ground. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but failed to stop the Dinobots from using the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] incapacitated Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense"—a gigantic labyrinth outside his the football arena the [[Triple Changer]] had taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] went against Megatron with his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM uncharismatic bore.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"]]
Present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Hook was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat. He believed that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] did not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the new [[Decepticon leader]]. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge on [[Chaar]] alongside most other Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Eventually, the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots on [[Goo]], and the starved Decepticons happily agreed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Image:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet of [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} During the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], Hook and the Constructicons tried to kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but failed. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} They were briefly seen helping the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of [[Japan]] {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}, followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

{{-}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Hook was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hook is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}''

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around their headquarters located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came back in time to 1986, he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
With Soundwave in command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Hook served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault on [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in 2008, Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

====Generation 2====
Hook was seen onboard the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Timelines'' Classics comics====
Both Hook and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] were curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] against Grimlock's commandoes, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom. {{storylink|The War Within}} Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in their Devastator form, and doing battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. The resulting conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point after the initial launch of the ''Nemesis'', Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980's and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained during [[Operation: Liberation]] in 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of the [[Ark II]] back to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons reawoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault on [[San Francisco]] along with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator. Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Constructicons were eventually brought low by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out of [[Las Vegas]], where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] managed to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular robot mode, leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in [[stasis lock]], drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their Roswell facility for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[Image:DrMindbender-wishbone.jpg|right|thumb|225px|]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and a very angry Hook crushed the Cobra machine he was carrying before moving onto the humans that had been controlling him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3}} After capturing [[Doctor Mindbender]], Hook sorta felt like playing wishbone with the human, but opted for dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum instead. Unfortunately, he was robbed of this pleasure when Soundwave arrived and took the doctor to help him work the [[SPS Satellite]]. The Constructicons were subsequently ordered to defend the satellite's controls from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4}} Hook and the others combined into Devastator to fight off the enemies, but the giant was overwhelmed and defeated relatively quickly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After the [[Senate]] cut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments of [[Kaon]]. Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

As Megatron's plans moved from [[gladiatorial combat]] to [[Great War (G1)|insurrection]], Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] joined Megatron, Hook modified them to possess [[Null-ray|onboard weaponry]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth and had fun stomping on [[New York City]]. After mysteriously failing to recognise Frenzy, whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and attacking the city's tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actually ''being'' in that filthy cramped hovel. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Hook toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"That's Captain Hook to you."]]
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
**''Accessories:'' Devastator head, Devastator head gun, robot pistol

Originally a Diaclone toy repurposed as a Transformer, Hook transforms into a truck-mounted crane. Like most G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode. His arms can move up and down and, due to his transformation scheme, he can bent his knees. But that's about it. In vehicle mode, his crane can swivvel, move up and down and can extend. His little black robot mode pistol can be plugged into a small peg at the front of his vehicle mode.
Hook forms the head and shoulders of the combined Constructicon super-robot ''[[Devastator]]''. This basically amounts to folding his vehicle mode in half and clipping on the loose Devastator head he comes with.

*'''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, 1992)
**''Accessories:''

: This European exclusive version of Hook was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' shade, and came with no Devastator parts. It also lacked the peg used to connect with Bonecrusher. This toy was not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1993)
**''Team ID number:''
**''Accessories:''

==Trivia==
*[[Hasbro]] apparently lost the [[trademark]] to the name "Hook" some time ago, as it has not been used since 1993 despite several [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]]-[[Constructicon Devastator (Ultra)|homage]] [[Constructicon (G1)|teams]] appearing after that point. "[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]]" has become the new default crane-bot name.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm Hook at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hook Hook's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hook (G1)

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:''Hook is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Hook.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"]]
The snob of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], '''Hook''' considers himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. Although [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] acknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders.

:''Japanese name'': '''Gren''' (グレン ''Guren'')<ref>Hook's Japanese name is written グレン, ''Guren''. This appears to be a "Rhinoxization" of the word "crane", which is rendered クレーン, ''Kurēn'', in katakana. This type of thing is [[Dauros|not uncommon]] in Japan.</ref>
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Hook''' (虎克 ''Hǔ Kè'')
:''French name (Canada):'' '''Toubib''' ("Doctor")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Horog''' ("Hook")
:''Italian name'': '''Rostro'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Gancho'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Anzol''' ("Hook")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only)

[[Image:HookG1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I am the very model of a modern major general.]]
Hook, who was evil, helped build Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robo-Smasher]] to make Hook, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellow [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], would attempt to deal with [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], only to be thwarted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was blasted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] into lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityofSteel DisassemblingPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."]]
Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear in [[New York City]], bringing down, then re-erecting the [[Empire State Building]] as a Cybertronian fortress. In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him. {{storylink|City of Steel}} He later helped build the [[Transfixatron]]. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Heh, heh, heh! I'm going for the funny bone, Dad!" "Uh oh. He's waking up. Better get him back to the subway station,"]]
The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap into [[Earth]]'s core, although Hook had to reprimand [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] for almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons got [[dominator disc]]s snuck onto them by a group of Autobots, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] blasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the discs, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], where Hook separated from him to help repair [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] while simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator discs' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:Microbots HookMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Remember kids, only go to the perfectionist when you want a boob job done. Don't settle for [[Ratchet (SG)|anyone less]].]]
Hook, led by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[solar tower]]. Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} A few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for their [[Nemesis (G1)|crashed spaceship]] in the jungles of South America. When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow his [[cyberforceps]] so that he could cut loose the ship's powersource, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Hook was subsequently ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone but [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] lay damaged on the ground. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but failed to stop the Dinobots from using the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] incapacitated Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense"—a gigantic labyrinth outside his the football arena the [[Triple Changer]] had taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] went against Megatron with his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM uncharismatic bore.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"]]
Present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Hook was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat. He believed that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] did not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the new [[Decepticon leader]]. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge on [[Chaar]] alongside most other Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Eventually, the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots on [[Goo]], and the starved Decepticons happily agreed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Image:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet of [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} During the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], Hook and the Constructicons tried to kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but failed. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} They were briefly seen helping the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of [[Japan]] {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}, followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

{{-}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Hook was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hook is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}''

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around their headquarters located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came back in time to 1986, he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
With Soundwave in command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Hook served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault on [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in 2008, Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

====Generation 2====
Hook was seen onboard the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Timelines'' Classics comics====
Both Hook and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] were curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] against Grimlock's commandoes, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom. {{storylink|The War Within}} Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in their Devastator form, and doing battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. The resulting conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point after the initial launch of the ''Nemesis'', Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980's and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained during [[Operation: Liberation]] in 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of the [[Ark II]] back to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons reawoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault on [[San Francisco]] along with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator. Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Constructicons were eventually brought low by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out of [[Las Vegas]], where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] managed to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular robot mode, leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in [[stasis lock]], drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their Roswell facility for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[Image:DrMindbender-wishbone.jpg|right|thumb|225px|]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and a very angry Hook crushed the Cobra machine he was carrying before moving onto the humans that had been controlling him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3}} After capturing [[Doctor Mindbender]], Hook sorta felt like playing wishbone with the human, but opted for dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum instead. Unfortunately, he was robbed of this pleasure when Soundwave arrived and took the doctor to help him work the [[SPS Satellite]]. The Constructicons were subsequently ordered to defend the satellite's controls from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4}} Hook and the others combined into Devastator to fight off the enemies, but the giant was overwhelmed and defeated relatively quickly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After the [[Senate]] cut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments of [[Kaon]]. Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

As Megatron's plans moved from [[gladiatorial combat]] to [[Great War (G1)|insurrection]], Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] joined Megatron, Hook modified them to possess [[Null-ray|onboard weaponry]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth and had fun stomping on [[New York City]]. After mysteriously failing to recognise Frenzy, whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and attacking the city's tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actually ''being'' in that filthy cramped hovel. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Hook toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"That's Captain Hook to you."]]
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
**''Accessories:'' Devastator head, Devastator head gun, robot pistol

Originally a Diaclone toy repurposed as a Transformer, Hook transforms into a truck-mounted crane. Like most G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode. His arms can move up and down and, due to his transformation scheme, he can bent his knees. But that's about it. In vehicle mode, his crane can swivvel, move up and down and can extend. His little black robot mode pistol can be plugged into a small peg at the front of his vehicle mode.
Hook forms the head and shoulders of the combined Constructicon super-robot ''[[Devastator | [G1]]''. This basically amounts to folding his vehicle mode in half and clipping on the loose Devastator head he comes with.

*'''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, 1992)
**''Accessories:''

: This European exclusive version of Hook was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' shade, and came with no Devastator parts. It also lacked the peg used to connect with Bonecrusher. This toy was not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1993)
**''Team ID number:''
**''Accessories:''

==Trivia==
*[[Hasbro]] apparently lost the [[trademark]] to the name "Hook" some time ago, as it has not been used since 1993 despite several [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]]-[[Constructicon Devastator (Ultra)|homage]] [[Constructicon (G1)|teams]] appearing after that point. "[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]]" has become the new default crane-bot name.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm Hook at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hook Hook's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hook (G1)

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{{disambig3|Hook}}
:''Hook is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Hook.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"]]
The snob of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], '''Hook''' considers himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. Although [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] acknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders.

:''Japanese name'': '''Gren''' (グレン ''Guren'')<ref>Hook's Japanese name is written グレン, ''Guren''. This appears to be a "Rhinoxization" of the word "crane", which is rendered クレーン, ''Kurēn'', in katakana. This type of thing is [[Dauros|not uncommon]] in Japan.</ref>
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Hook''' (虎克 ''Hǔ Kè'')
:''French name (Canada):'' '''Toubib''' ("Doctor")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Horog''' ("Hook")
:''Italian name'': '''Rostro'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Gancho'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Anzol''' ("Hook")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only)

[[Image:HookG1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I am the very model of a modern major general.]]
Hook, who was evil, helped build Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robo-Smasher]] to make Hook, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellow [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], would attempt to deal with [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], only to be thwarted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was blasted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] into lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityofSteel DisassemblingPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."]]
Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear in [[New York City]], bringing down, then re-erecting the [[Empire State Building]] as a Cybertronian fortress. In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him. {{storylink|City of Steel}} He later helped build the [[Transfixatron]]. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Heh, heh, heh! I'm going for the funny bone, Dad!" "Uh oh. He's waking up. Better get him back to the subway station,"]]
The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap into [[Earth]]'s core, although Hook had to reprimand [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] for almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons got [[dominator disc]]s snuck onto them by a group of Autobots, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] blasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the discs, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], where Hook separated from him to help repair [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] while simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator discs' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:Microbots HookMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Remember kids, only go to the perfectionist when you want a boob job done. Don't settle for [[Ratchet (SG)|anyone less]].]]
Hook, led by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[solar tower]]. Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} A few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for their [[Nemesis (G1)|crashed spaceship]] in the jungles of South America. When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow his [[cyberforceps]] so that he could cut loose the ship's powersource, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Hook was subsequently ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone but [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] lay damaged on the ground. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but failed to stop the Dinobots from using the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] incapacitated Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense"—a gigantic labyrinth outside his the football arena the [[Triple Changer]] had taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] went against Megatron with his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM uncharismatic bore.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"]]
Present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Hook was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat. He believed that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] did not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the new [[Decepticon leader]]. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge on [[Chaar]] alongside most other Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Eventually, the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots on [[Goo]], and the starved Decepticons happily agreed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Image:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet of [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} During the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], Hook and the Constructicons tried to kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but failed. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} They were briefly seen helping the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of [[Japan]] {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}, followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

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====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Hook was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hook is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}''

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around their headquarters located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came back in time to 1986, he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
With Soundwave in command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Hook served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault on [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in 2008, Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

====Generation 2====
Hook was seen onboard the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Timelines'' Classics comics====
Both Hook and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] were curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] against Grimlock's commandoes, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom. {{storylink|The War Within}} Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in their Devastator form, and doing battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. The resulting conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point after the initial launch of the ''Nemesis'', Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980's and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained during [[Operation: Liberation]] in 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of the [[Ark II]] back to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons reawoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault on [[San Francisco]] along with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator. Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Constructicons were eventually brought low by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out of [[Las Vegas]], where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] managed to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular robot mode, leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in [[stasis lock]], drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their Roswell facility for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[Image:DrMindbender-wishbone.jpg|right|thumb|225px|]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and a very angry Hook crushed the Cobra machine he was carrying before moving onto the humans that had been controlling him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3}} After capturing [[Doctor Mindbender]], Hook sorta felt like playing wishbone with the human, but opted for dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum instead. Unfortunately, he was robbed of this pleasure when Soundwave arrived and took the doctor to help him work the [[SPS Satellite]]. The Constructicons were subsequently ordered to defend the satellite's controls from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4}} Hook and the others combined into Devastator to fight off the enemies, but the giant was overwhelmed and defeated relatively quickly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After the [[Senate]] cut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments of [[Kaon]]. Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

As Megatron's plans moved from [[gladiatorial combat]] to [[Great War (G1)|insurrection]], Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] joined Megatron, Hook modified them to possess [[Null-ray|onboard weaponry]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth and had fun stomping on [[New York City]]. After mysteriously failing to recognise Frenzy, whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and attacking the city's tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actually ''being'' in that filthy cramped hovel. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Hook toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"That's Captain Hook to you."]]
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
**''Accessories:'' Devastator head, Devastator head gun, robot pistol

Originally a Diaclone toy repurposed as a Transformer, Hook transforms into a truck-mounted crane. Like most G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode. His arms can move up and down and, due to his transformation scheme, he can bent his knees. But that's about it. In vehicle mode, his crane can swivvel, move up and down and can extend. His little black robot mode pistol can be plugged into a small peg at the front of his vehicle mode.
Hook forms the head and shoulders of the combined Constructicon super-robot ''[[Devastator]]''. This basically amounts to folding his vehicle mode in half and clipping on the loose Devastator head he comes with.

*'''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, 1992)
**''Accessories:''

: This European exclusive version of Hook was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' shade, and came with no Devastator parts. It also lacked the peg used to connect with Bonecrusher. This toy was not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1993)
**''Team ID number:''
**''Accessories:''

==Trivia==
*[[Hasbro]] apparently lost the [[trademark]] to the name "Hook" some time ago, as it has not been used since 1993 despite several [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]]-[[Constructicon Devastator (Ultra)|homage]] [[Constructicon (G1)|teams]] appearing after that point. "[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]]" has become the new default crane-bot name.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm Hook at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hook Hook's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hook (G1)

2009-11-27T15:28:59Z

213.46.45.62: /* Toys */

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{{disambig3|Hook}}
:''Hook is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Hook.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"]]
The snob of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], '''Hook''' considers himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. Although [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] acknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders.

:''Japanese name'': '''Gren''' (グレン ''Guren'')<ref>Hook's Japanese name is written グレン, ''Guren''. This appears to be a "Rhinoxization" of the word "crane", which is rendered クレーン, ''Kurēn'', in katakana. This type of thing is [[Dauros|not uncommon]] in Japan.</ref>
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Hook''' (虎克 ''Hǔ Kè'')
:''French name (Canada):'' '''Toubib''' ("Doctor")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Horog''' ("Hook")
:''Italian name'': '''Rostro'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Gancho'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Anzol''' ("Hook")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only)

[[Image:HookG1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I am the very model of a modern major general.]]
Hook, who was evil, helped build Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robo-Smasher]] to make Hook, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellow [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], would attempt to deal with [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], only to be thwarted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was blasted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] into lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityofSteel DisassemblingPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."]]
Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear in [[New York City]], bringing down, then re-erecting the [[Empire State Building]] as a Cybertronian fortress. In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him. {{storylink|City of Steel}} He later helped build the [[Transfixatron]]. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Heh, heh, heh! I'm going for the funny bone, Dad!" "Uh oh. He's waking up. Better get him back to the subway station,"]]
The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap into [[Earth]]'s core, although Hook had to reprimand [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] for almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons got [[dominator disc]]s snuck onto them by a group of Autobots, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] blasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the discs, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], where Hook separated from him to help repair [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] while simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator discs' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:Microbots HookMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Remember kids, only go to the perfectionist when you want a boob job done. Don't settle for [[Ratchet (SG)|anyone less]].]]
Hook, led by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[solar tower]]. Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} A few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for their [[Nemesis (G1)|crashed spaceship]] in the jungles of South America. When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow his [[cyberforceps]] so that he could cut loose the ship's powersource, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Hook was subsequently ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone but [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] lay damaged on the ground. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but failed to stop the Dinobots from using the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] incapacitated Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense"—a gigantic labyrinth outside his the football arena the [[Triple Changer]] had taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] went against Megatron with his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM uncharismatic bore.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"]]
Present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Hook was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat. He believed that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] did not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the new [[Decepticon leader]]. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge on [[Chaar]] alongside most other Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Eventually, the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots on [[Goo]], and the starved Decepticons happily agreed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Image:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet of [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} During the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], Hook and the Constructicons tried to kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but failed. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} They were briefly seen helping the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of [[Japan]] {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}, followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

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====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Hook was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hook is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}''

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around their headquarters located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came back in time to 1986, he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
With Soundwave in command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Hook served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault on [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in 2008, Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

====Generation 2====
Hook was seen onboard the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Timelines'' Classics comics====
Both Hook and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] were curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] against Grimlock's commandoes, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom. {{storylink|The War Within}} Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in their Devastator form, and doing battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. The resulting conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point after the initial launch of the ''Nemesis'', Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980's and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained during [[Operation: Liberation]] in 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of the [[Ark II]] back to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons reawoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault on [[San Francisco]] along with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator. Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Constructicons were eventually brought low by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out of [[Las Vegas]], where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] managed to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular robot mode, leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in [[stasis lock]], drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their Roswell facility for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[Image:DrMindbender-wishbone.jpg|right|thumb|225px|]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and a very angry Hook crushed the Cobra machine he was carrying before moving onto the humans that had been controlling him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3}} After capturing [[Doctor Mindbender]], Hook sorta felt like playing wishbone with the human, but opted for dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum instead. Unfortunately, he was robbed of this pleasure when Soundwave arrived and took the doctor to help him work the [[SPS Satellite]]. The Constructicons were subsequently ordered to defend the satellite's controls from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4}} Hook and the others combined into Devastator to fight off the enemies, but the giant was overwhelmed and defeated relatively quickly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After the [[Senate]] cut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments of [[Kaon]]. Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

As Megatron's plans moved from [[gladiatorial combat]] to [[Great War (G1)|insurrection]], Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] joined Megatron, Hook modified them to possess [[Null-ray|onboard weaponry]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth and had fun stomping on [[New York City]]. After mysteriously failing to recognise Frenzy, whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and attacking the city's tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actually ''being'' in that filthy cramped hovel. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Hook toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"That's Captain Hook to you."]]
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
**''Accessories:'' Devastator head, Devastator head gun, robot pistol

Originally a Diaclone toy repurposed as a Transformer, Hook transforms into a truck-mounted crane. Like most G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode. His arms can move up and down and due to his transformation scheme he can bent his knees, but that's about it. In vehicle mode, his crane can swivvel, move up and down and can extend. His little black robot mode pistol can be plugged into a small peg at the front of his vehicle mode.
Hook forms the head and shoulders of the combined Constructicon super-robot ''[[Devastator]]''. This basically amounts to folding his vehicle mode in half and clipping on the loose Devastator head he comes with.

*'''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, 1992)
**''Accessories:''

: This European exclusive version of Hook was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' shade, and came with no Devastator parts. It also lacked the peg used to connect with Bonecrusher. This toy was not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1993)
**''Team ID number:''
**''Accessories:''

==Trivia==
*[[Hasbro]] apparently lost the [[trademark]] to the name "Hook" some time ago, as it has not been used since 1993 despite several [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]]-[[Constructicon Devastator (Ultra)|homage]] [[Constructicon (G1)|teams]] appearing after that point. "[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]]" has become the new default crane-bot name.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm Hook at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hook Hook's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hook (G1)

2009-11-27T15:19:08Z

213.46.45.62: /* Toys */

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{{disambig3|Hook}}
:''Hook is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Hook.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"]]
The snob of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], '''Hook''' considers himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. Although [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] acknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders.

:''Japanese name'': '''Gren''' (グレン ''Guren'')<ref>Hook's Japanese name is written グレン, ''Guren''. This appears to be a "Rhinoxization" of the word "crane", which is rendered クレーン, ''Kurēn'', in katakana. This type of thing is [[Dauros|not uncommon]] in Japan.</ref>
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Hook''' (虎克 ''Hǔ Kè'')
:''French name (Canada):'' '''Toubib''' ("Doctor")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Horog''' ("Hook")
:''Italian name'': '''Rostro'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Gancho'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Anzol''' ("Hook")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only)

[[Image:HookG1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I am the very model of a modern major general.]]
Hook, who was evil, helped build Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robo-Smasher]] to make Hook, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellow [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], would attempt to deal with [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], only to be thwarted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was blasted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] into lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityofSteel DisassemblingPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."]]
Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear in [[New York City]], bringing down, then re-erecting the [[Empire State Building]] as a Cybertronian fortress. In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him. {{storylink|City of Steel}} He later helped build the [[Transfixatron]]. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Heh, heh, heh! I'm going for the funny bone, Dad!" "Uh oh. He's waking up. Better get him back to the subway station,"]]
The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap into [[Earth]]'s core, although Hook had to reprimand [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] for almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons got [[dominator disc]]s snuck onto them by a group of Autobots, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] blasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the discs, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], where Hook separated from him to help repair [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] while simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator discs' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:Microbots HookMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Remember kids, only go to the perfectionist when you want a boob job done. Don't settle for [[Ratchet (SG)|anyone less]].]]
Hook, led by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[solar tower]]. Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} A few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for their [[Nemesis (G1)|crashed spaceship]] in the jungles of South America. When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow his [[cyberforceps]] so that he could cut loose the ship's powersource, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Hook was subsequently ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone but [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] lay damaged on the ground. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but failed to stop the Dinobots from using the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] incapacitated Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense"—a gigantic labyrinth outside his the football arena the [[Triple Changer]] had taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] went against Megatron with his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM uncharismatic bore.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"]]
Present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Hook was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat. He believed that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] did not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the new [[Decepticon leader]]. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge on [[Chaar]] alongside most other Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Eventually, the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots on [[Goo]], and the starved Decepticons happily agreed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Image:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet of [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} During the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], Hook and the Constructicons tried to kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but failed. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} They were briefly seen helping the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of [[Japan]] {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}, followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

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====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Hook was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hook is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}''

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around their headquarters located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came back in time to 1986, he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
With Soundwave in command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Hook served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault on [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in 2008, Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

====Generation 2====
Hook was seen onboard the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Timelines'' Classics comics====
Both Hook and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] were curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] against Grimlock's commandoes, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom. {{storylink|The War Within}} Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in their Devastator form, and doing battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. The resulting conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point after the initial launch of the ''Nemesis'', Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980's and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained during [[Operation: Liberation]] in 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of the [[Ark II]] back to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons reawoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault on [[San Francisco]] along with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator. Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Constructicons were eventually brought low by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out of [[Las Vegas]], where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] managed to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular robot mode, leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in [[stasis lock]], drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their Roswell facility for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[Image:DrMindbender-wishbone.jpg|right|thumb|225px|]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and a very angry Hook crushed the Cobra machine he was carrying before moving onto the humans that had been controlling him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3}} After capturing [[Doctor Mindbender]], Hook sorta felt like playing wishbone with the human, but opted for dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum instead. Unfortunately, he was robbed of this pleasure when Soundwave arrived and took the doctor to help him work the [[SPS Satellite]]. The Constructicons were subsequently ordered to defend the satellite's controls from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4}} Hook and the others combined into Devastator to fight off the enemies, but the giant was overwhelmed and defeated relatively quickly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After the [[Senate]] cut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments of [[Kaon]]. Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

As Megatron's plans moved from [[gladiatorial combat]] to [[Great War (G1)|insurrection]], Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] joined Megatron, Hook modified them to possess [[Null-ray|onboard weaponry]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth and had fun stomping on [[New York City]]. After mysteriously failing to recognise Frenzy, whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and attacking the city's tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actually ''being'' in that filthy cramped hovel. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Hook toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"That's Captain Hook to you."]]
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
**''Accessories:'' Devastator head, Devastator head gun, robot pistol

*'''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, 1992)
**''Accessories:''

: This European exclusive version of Hook was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' shade, and came with no Devastator parts. It also lacked the peg used to connect with Bonecrusher. This toy was not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1993)
**''Team ID number:''
**''Accessories:''

==Trivia==
*[[Hasbro]] apparently lost the [[trademark]] to the name "Hook" some time ago, as it has not been used since 1993 despite several [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]]-[[Constructicon Devastator (Ultra)|homage]] [[Constructicon (G1)|teams]] appearing after that point. "[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]]" has become the new default crane-bot name.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm Hook at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hook Hook's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Heavytread (Universe)

2009-11-27T15:16:39Z

213.46.45.62: /* Armada Series */

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{{disambig2|the Armada Mini-Con tank|the Generation 1 Micromaster funny car|Heavy Tread}}
:''Heavytread is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 Universe line]]).''

[[Image:Universe heavytred robot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Better red than dead!]]
'''Heavytread''' is a member of the [[Safeguard Team]].

==Toys==
===Universe (2008)===
====Armada Series====
*'''Mini-Con 12-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2008)

[[Image:Universe heavytred vehicle.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Unforutunately, my turret is my exhaust port.]]
: Heavytread is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]], transforming into a Type 88 K1, the smaller South-Korean cousin to the US Abrams tank.

: He was only available as part of a K-Mart [[exclusive]] Mini-Con 12-pack with [[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock]], [[Boltflash]], [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], [[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]], and [[Suppressor]].

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]].
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==Trivia==
* According to deco artist [[Joe Kyde]], Heavytread's deco is based on [[Generation 1]]'s [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]].

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Broadside (Classics)

2009-11-27T15:12:32Z

213.46.45.62: /* Classics */

{{factions|minicon|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Broadside}}
:''Broadside is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Broadside Classics The New World.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

'''Broadside''' is a member of the [[Demolition Team]], a trio who use their engineering skills and raw strength to destroy [[Autobot]] installations with ease.

{{TOCclear}}
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==Fiction==
{{storylink|The New World|The New World}}
{{charstubfiction}}

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==Toys==
===Classics===
[[Image:Classics Broadside toy.JPG|right|200px|thumb| It wasn't me! I swear! ]]
*'''Demolition Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2006)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Mini-Cons, Broadside transforms into a South-Korean Type 88 K1 tank. He was only available with his teammates [[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]] and [[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Heavytread]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]].

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Broadside, like all of the ''Classics'' Mini-Cons, was originally intended to be released in a ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series Mini-Con two-pack. It is currently unknown what his original name and affiliation was going to be.

* The hand-painted sample pictured on the back of the Demolition Team's card has different [[Paint operation|paint applications]] than the actual final product, most notably Broadside's face.

* Broadside's toy has gained notoriety for a refusal to stand up in robot mode due to his small feet. Perhaps he should lay off the high-grade energon?

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Broadside/broadside.htm Broadside at TFU.info]

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Broadside (Classics)

2009-11-27T15:09:52Z

213.46.45.62: /* Classics */

{{factions|minicon|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Broadside}}
:''Broadside is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Broadside Classics The New World.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

'''Broadside''' is a member of the [[Demolition Team]], a trio who use their engineering skills and raw strength to destroy [[Autobot]] installations with ease.

{{TOCclear}}
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==Fiction==
{{storylink|The New World|The New World}}
{{charstubfiction}}

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==Toys==
===Classics===
[[Image:Classics Broadside toy.JPG|right|200px|thumb| It wasn't me! I swear! ]]
*'''Demolition Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2006)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Mini-Cons, Broadside transforms into a South-Korean Type 88 K1 main battle tank. He was only available with his teammates [[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]] and [[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Heavytread]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]].

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==Trivia==
* Broadside, like all of the ''Classics'' Mini-Cons, was originally intended to be released in a ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series Mini-Con two-pack. It is currently unknown what his original name and affiliation was going to be.

* The hand-painted sample pictured on the back of the Demolition Team's card has different [[Paint operation|paint applications]] than the actual final product, most notably Broadside's face.

* Broadside's toy has gained notoriety for a refusal to stand up in robot mode due to his small feet. Perhaps he should lay off the high-grade energon?

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Broadside/broadside.htm Broadside at TFU.info]

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Broadside (Classics)

2009-11-27T15:09:31Z

213.46.45.62: /* Classics */

{{factions|minicon|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Broadside}}
:''Broadside is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Broadside Classics The New World.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

'''Broadside''' is a member of the [[Demolition Team]], a trio who use their engineering skills and raw strength to destroy [[Autobot]] installations with ease.

{{TOCclear}}
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==Fiction==
{{storylink|The New World|The New World}}
{{charstubfiction}}

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==Toys==
===Classics===
[[Image:Classics Broadside toy.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
*'''Demolition Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2006)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Mini-Cons, Broadside transforms into a South-Korean Type 88 K1 main battle tank. He was only available with his teammates [[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]] and [[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Heavytread]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]].

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Broadside, like all of the ''Classics'' Mini-Cons, was originally intended to be released in a ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series Mini-Con two-pack. It is currently unknown what his original name and affiliation was going to be.

* The hand-painted sample pictured on the back of the Demolition Team's card has different [[Paint operation|paint applications]] than the actual final product, most notably Broadside's face.

* Broadside's toy has gained notoriety for a refusal to stand up in robot mode due to his small feet. Perhaps he should lay off the high-grade energon?

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Broadside/broadside.htm Broadside at TFU.info]

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Broadside (Classics)

2009-11-27T15:09:12Z

213.46.45.62: /* Classics */

{{factions|minicon|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Broadside}}
:''Broadside is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Broadside Classics The New World.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

'''Broadside''' is a member of the [[Demolition Team]], a trio who use their engineering skills and raw strength to destroy [[Autobot]] installations with ease.

{{TOCclear}}
{{-}}

==Fiction==
{{storylink|The New World|The New World}}
{{charstubfiction}}

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==Toys==
===Classics===
[[Image:Classics Broadside toy.JPG|right|200px|thumb|] It wasn't me, I swear!]
*'''Demolition Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2006)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Mini-Cons, Broadside transforms into a South-Korean Type 88 K1 main battle tank. He was only available with his teammates [[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]] and [[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Heavytread]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]].

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Broadside, like all of the ''Classics'' Mini-Cons, was originally intended to be released in a ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series Mini-Con two-pack. It is currently unknown what his original name and affiliation was going to be.

* The hand-painted sample pictured on the back of the Demolition Team's card has different [[Paint operation|paint applications]] than the actual final product, most notably Broadside's face.

* Broadside's toy has gained notoriety for a refusal to stand up in robot mode due to his small feet. Perhaps he should lay off the high-grade energon?

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Broadside/broadside.htm Broadside at TFU.info]

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Broadside (Classics)

2009-11-27T15:07:51Z

213.46.45.62: /* Toys */

{{factions|minicon|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Broadside}}
:''Broadside is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Broadside Classics The New World.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

'''Broadside''' is a member of the [[Demolition Team]], a trio who use their engineering skills and raw strength to destroy [[Autobot]] installations with ease.

{{TOCclear}}
{{-}}

==Fiction==
{{storylink|The New World|The New World}}
{{charstubfiction}}

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==Toys==
===Classics===
[[Image:Classics Broadside toy.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
*'''Demolition Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2006)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Mini-Cons, Broadside transforms into a South-Korean Type 88 K1 main battle tank. He was only available with his teammates [[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]] and [[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Heavytread]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]].

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==Trivia==
* Broadside, like all of the ''Classics'' Mini-Cons, was originally intended to be released in a ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series Mini-Con two-pack. It is currently unknown what his original name and affiliation was going to be.

* The hand-painted sample pictured on the back of the Demolition Team's card has different [[Paint operation|paint applications]] than the actual final product, most notably Broadside's face.

* Broadside's toy has gained notoriety for a refusal to stand up in robot mode due to his small feet. Perhaps he should lay off the high-grade energon?

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Broadside/broadside.htm Broadside at TFU.info]

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Blitzwing (G1)

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:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}

[[Image:Blitzwingg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Blitzwing has no feet. Blitzwing needs no feet!"]]
'''Blitzwing''' is loud. He likes to think he has a sense of humor, but what he considers funny is, more often than not, offensively cruel. Obnoxious, belligerent, and nasty, he makes even his fellow Decepticons feel uneasy. His anti-social tendencies can relegate Blitzwing to an outsider status. Due to his social isolation, he's able to see the bigger picture; he can see when his teammates are being played by unseen forces. Of course, if he thinks the trap is amusing enough, he might just let it happen anyway.

{{bigquote|Tell me what's on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall and see for myself!|Blitzwing|"[[Triple Takeover]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Le Blitz''' ("The Blitz")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Villámszárny''' ("Lightning Wing")
:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Due''' ("Triplex Two")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Shǎn-tìen Yì''' (閃電翼, "Blitz Wing" or "Lightning Wing")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Shan Dian''' (閃電, "Blitz" or "Lightning")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'' only)
[[Image:G1 Blitzwing crushed season 2 intro.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Poor guy got crushed 49 times.]]
In an unknown battle, Blitzwing is crushed under the foot of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The damage looks extensive, but he is picked up by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and hauled away. {{storylink|The Transformers (cartoon)|Season 2 introduction}}

[[Image:GoldenLagoon BlitzwingWarpath.JPG|left|200px|thumb|LANDMASTERS!!!]]
Blitzwing appeared out of nowhere to join [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] forces on [[Earth]] in 1985, and was first seen on a mission to steal [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The [[Autobot|Autobots]] eventually arrived to halt their scheme, and Blitzwing got into a tank duel with [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Later adventures of Blitzwing included suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion just like everybody else {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}, then fighting Warpath again and coating himself in [[electrum]]. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

For someone as powerful as he is, Blitzwing does not have the best track record when it comes to decision-making. First, he and fellow [[Triple Changer]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] decided to do away with both Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and strike out on their own in search of fame, fortune, and energon. While this would normally be considered suicidal, the two Triple Changers somehow pulled it off and were free to finally do whatever it took to wipe out those pesky Autobots once and for all.

[[Image:TripleTakeover Blitzwing coach.jpg|right|200px|thumb|IMMA EAT CHOO!]]
The way they chose to do this, however, did not do much to inspire confidence in their abilities. While his partner went off to play with some trains, Blitzwing's personal strategy for victory was to kidnap a football coach under the mistaken impression that the human was some kind of master strategist. Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in on his plan, and used them to build a maze surrounding the entry to his base/stadium. To Blitzwing's credit, a lot of the Autobots crashed into each other, but soon, the Constructicons demanded a share of the leadership, and then Astrotrain arrived. All three were beaten so quickly by Megatron that it was almost embarrassing, and Blitzwing crept carefully back to the [[Decepticon]] ranks, hoping that nobody would remember what had happened. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Not long afterwards, Megatron was impressed by [[Lord Chumley]]'s Autobot-capturing skills, and sent Blitzwing and Astrotrain to negotiate a deal with the human. Shortly after arriving at Chumley's castle, Blitzwing got himself caught in a trap meant for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and Chumley captured both Triple Changers for getting in the way of his Autobot hunting. After all of his traps failed, Chumley released Blitzwing and Astrotrain as a last ditch attempt to capture Prime, but they just tried to stomp him to death before flying back home. {{storylink|Prime Target}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:TFTM KupBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Viagra.]]
Blitzwing was also present during [[Battle of Autobot City|the infamous assault]] on [[Autobot City]] in 2005, where he was at the head of the first attack. Together with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], he battled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] at [[Lookout Mountain]], a fight that did not go in his favour (Kup being surprisingly nimble for an old guy). Blitzwing is also shown participating in the general carnage at Autobot City a short time later, and is one of the several Decepticons who ran afoul of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Unlike his less fortunate comrades, Blitzwing was able to avoid getting run over, and even managed to shoot back a little before Prime beat him, which is more than most Decepticons expect when facing Optimus Prime. In fact, Blitzwing made it through the entire battle more or less intact, which meant he got to ride all the way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] without anyone trying to kick him out the back door when he wasn't looking. This is exactly what happened to Megatron, however, and Blitzwing's old desire for leadership blossomed back up as he joined in on the scuffle for leadership that followed. Ultimately Starscream was the winner, and Blitzwing attended his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on [[Chaar]] to bribe the [[Decepticon]] army with promises of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] and revenge, Blitzwing was the only one of his comrades to turn down their offers. He had met their kind before (or at least he thought they seemed familiar to him for [[Overcharge|''some'' reason]]) and did not trust them, though he could not remember why. Upon the triumphant return of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Blitzwing was the only Decepticon left to greet him. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFoD5 Blitzwings betrayal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's the look of absolute shock on Galvatron's face that sells this.]]
Later, during an assault on Cybertron, it was Blitzwing who discovered that the Quintessons were lying to Galvatron and plotting to destroy all Transformers (instead of just the Autobots, which Blitzwing had no problems with). He tried to report this to Galvatron, but when he could not convince the Decepticon leader, he turned to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] for help. Together, Blitzwing and Rodimus were able to stop the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] commando team that had infiltrated Cybertron. Galvatron, unfortunately, suspected that Blitzwing was trying to betray the Decepticons and steal the "[[Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]]" for himself and threw the Quintessons' [[Large switch|nullifying switch]], deactivating Transformers galaxy-wide until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] destroyed it. With the Quintessons' deception revealed, Galvatron attempted to renew hostilities with Rodimus, but Blitzwing drew his weapon and targeted Galvatron, stating that the battle was over for now. Seething, but seeing little alternative, Galvatron accepted and withdrew his forces from Cybertron, but banished Blitzwing from the Decepticon ranks forever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|In the original script for ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'', after Blitzwing's banishment, Rodimus extended his offer to Blitzwing a second time, and in this instance, he did not accept, but did not ''refuse'', saying that he would think about it. The later episode, "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" was originally written to feature Blitzwing, but was later re-written to be about the newest Decepticon Triple Changer, [[Octane]], although there is no explanation offered for why Octane is friendly with the Autobots. It would seem that this would have originally been Blitzwing following up on Rodimus' offer. Blitzwing would reappear briefly in several crowd scenes, such as "[[Fight or Flee]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]", likely as the result of carelessness in production. Then again. Galvatron did forgive Scourge for [[Ghost in the Machine|his]] [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|antics]]. Plus, Galvatron is pretty insane.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Blitzwing, Starscream and Megatron attacked the [[Japan]]ese city of [[Yokohama]], causing destruction using Megatron's "Super Megatron Gun" form. Warpath stood against them, but Blitzwing simply charged onwards, crushing the [[Mini Vehicle]] under his tracks. The Decepticons were eventually vanquished when [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] used his aerial manueverability to trick Blitzwing and Starscream to crash into their leader, followed by all three getting a "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] Double Cross Kick" to their backs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|Even though ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' was a sequel to the first three seasons of the original cartoon, Blitzwing was back in the ranks of the Decepticons, and with an almost regular presence, from the first to the last episode. This, however, would not be the most [[Prowl (G1)|inexplicable reappearance]] in the series.}}
[[Image:FourWarriors SunstreakerBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|If I blow up pretty boy here, then maybe Galvatron would forgive me. Or not...]]

In the year 2011, Blitzwing participated in an all-out Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was seen chasing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] around the planet until he took cover and Blitzwing crashed into a wall. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} He later helped Astrotrain, Octane and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s fight the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on Earth, but the Autobot team was really just distracting them so that [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] could sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} The three Triple Changers proceeded to help the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the [[Solar-1]] satellite {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and watch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

In a rare occasion of being separated from Astrotrain and Octane, Blitzwing was set with patrolling [[Chaar]]'s perimeter and guard it from intruders. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] snuck past him easily, only for Blitzwing to return and reveal that it was a trap. He took Chromedome for a spin before throwing him to Scorponok, who punched both Autobots back into space. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Blitzwing and Astrotrain were present in the climactic battle against the Autobots in the Arctic, and fled into space when it seemed like the Earth was going to be destroyed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Blitzwing was one of the most feared and deadly killers on Cybertron, and a specific target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. He'd have been killed in a [[Wrecker]]s ambush if Megatron hadn't abruptly called most of the gang to Earth. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

[[Image:Blitzwingg1mvl.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Dern rickets!]]
Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Octane were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on [[Earth]] via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Blitzwing and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was also infected, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and his friends managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Blitzwing and the Triple Changers hooked up with Ratbat and Shockwave full-time after that, operating out of the Decepticons' tropical island starship. At that time, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had left Earth, allowing the other Decepticons to launch increasingly brazen raids; it was the happiest time in Blitzwing's life. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} He was later part of a major offensive against the Autobots on the moon, when the crews of the Ark and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] all gathered together as one big target. Blitzwing's fortunes changed, however, when he came sword-to-sword with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] — it seems the [[energo-sword]] is mightier than the [[electron scimitar]]. Blitzwing was left in two pieces on the lunar landscape, and one can only assume his fellow Decepticons collected his pieces before fleeing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Still smarting from his last fight, Blitzwing eagerly rushed into battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons when conflict broke out between the two factions. Turnabout is fair play, as this time it was Blitzwing who cut an opponent in two, slicing through [[Horri-Bull]]'s mid-section. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Blitzwing was later destroyed in [[Buenos Aires]] along with the other Triple Changers as they tried to fight an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Blitzwing was loyal to Shockwave during the split in the Decepticon faction, a precursor to his [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|later career moves]]. At the [[Enclave]] between Megatron and Shockwave's troops, Blitzwing was seen talking to a Stunticon, and was later present during the huge melee initiated by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, having received insider information from a traitor in Megatron's camp, he joined Shockwave and the other Triple Changers in stealing an energon shipment right out from under Megatron himself, tossing the other Decepticon leader off a cliff in the process. {{storylink|Secrets}} ''

''After the Decepticon factions reunited, they staged a major strike on the Autobot Earthbase. Blitzwing joined [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Octane in an airstrike on the Autobot compound, but they were eventually driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, he and Astrotrain received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. While fending off the live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Blitzwing demanded to know how this could have happened. Octane finally relented and told his fellow Decepticons that he had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Blitzwing and Astrotrain left him to his fate in the combat zone. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2004, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain and Shockwave in an assault on Autobot City, but they were driven away when the rash and illogical [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] confused Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''

''When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] forced the Decepticons into an ill-advised assault on Autobase in 2008, Blitzwing was right there on the front lines, charging headlong into battle with... [[Grapple]]?!? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Uh, somehow he survived that terrifying encounter, and was present at the second major Decepticon offensive of 2008, acting as one of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s sub-commanders to ready his "team" for combat. Things turned ugly, however, when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident]] attack crafts ambushed the Decepticon on their way to Autobase. Amusingly enough, Blitzwing and his fellow Decepticons only survived because [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Autobots came to their rescue against the Quints. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
Blitzwing was seen shouting Decepticon battle slogans like "Rip!" and "Tear!" just before the [[Cybertronian Empire]] ripped and tore them a new one. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This probably didn't happen.]]
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was upgraded into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Blitzwing participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon]] where he demonstrated triple-changing abilities. He was at Shockwave's side when the latter declared victory in Iacon with only a few Autobots left to mop up, though Blitzwing and the other Decepticons did not have long to savor it - they were forced to retreat when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally-on-purpose destroyed the entire [[city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

[[Image:2 blitzwing dark ages.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This may have happened, but he probably didn't look like that.]]
After the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion, Blitzwing remained with Shockwave's Decepticon forces, but was captured and imprisoned by the Autobots as an experiment too dangerous to be set free. Due to some unique property of his [[spark]], Blitzwing was abducted from [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[the Fallen]] as part of the [[Unbinding]], and presumably released back to the Decepticons after the temporary truce that resulted from the Fallen's defeat. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:3 blitzwing micromasters.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This could have happened.]]
Following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Blitzwing served as Shockwave's lieutenant, overseeing the introduction of [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] into the Decepticon ranks. Shortly before the return of [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]], Blitzwing appeared to be undergoing some sort of mutation which Shockwave did not fully understand, but which was also affecting [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Shockwave wanted to analyze and concentrate this mutation but his plans were cut short by the arrival of the two Micromasters - Blitzwing was knocked offline by Skyhopper, while Skystalker turned Shockwave into a glove puppet. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

[[Image:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This almost certainly didn't.]]
At some point Blitzwing was reactivated and made his way to [[Earth]], where he was seen among the Decepticons captured and deactivated during [[Operation Liberation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}}

[[Image:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Did this happen?]]
Somehow he avoided becoming one of the Transformers recovered and controlled by [[Lazarus]], returning instead to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where he fell once more under Shockwave's command. During this time, Shockwave had unified the Autobots and Decepticons, and Blitzwing now served alongside his former enemies as part of a combined force. Alongside his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s, Blitzwing accompanied Shockwave to Earth to capture the renegade forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron and even managed to cause Megatron some damage before he was badly bent out of shape by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the battle that ensued.

While Shockwave returned to Cybertron with the captive ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crew, Blitzwing remained behind on Earth to assist [[Security Team Dion]] in apprehending the Autobots. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite his mutual antagonism with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|team's commander]], they managed to capture Prime's crew without incident, except when Blitzwing's goading of Optimus Prime caused him to smack the Triple Changer down. Blitzwing returned to Cybertron along with the prisoners aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked Shockwave's citadel Blitzwing crossed swords once more with Grimlock and though it was Ultra Magnus who took the Dinobot commander down, it was Blitzwing who made sure he ''stayed'' down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, during Optimus Prime's uprising of the Autobot resistance, Shockwave ordered Blitzwing to rally the troops and activate the defences. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Blitzwing subsequently joined Astrotrain on the front lines, and was about to take out that Autobrat [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] when he was pummelled into the ground by a rejuvenated Grimlock and thrown at an approaching [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Shockwave, Blitzwing, Astrotrain and the [[Conehead]]s went to ground in the Cybertronian wastelands, operating out of a hidden base. When their perimeter alarm was tripped by a reanimated [[Air Warrior]], Shockwave ordered Blitzwing and Astrotrain to investigate. The mindless drone was merely a distraction for a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] attack and though Astrotrain surrendered and agreed to serve Megatron, Blitzwing's loyalty to Shockwave proved too great - he resisted and the Predacons tore him to pieces. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:6 blitzwing route of all evil.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Eh, doesn't matter anymore.]]
His remains were then examined by an unknown Transformer. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Blitzwing's history in Dreamwave Comics was rather convoluted and contradictory. His appearance among the captured Decepticons on Earth in [[Prime Directive]] is at odds with his later appearances on Cybertron in [[War and Peace]] and [[Micromasters]]. Furthermore, his earliest chronological appearance in [[The War Within]] depicts him as a triple changer, while his appearances in [[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]] and Micromasters show him mutating into his triple changer form for the first time. The answers to these conundrums, and the identity of the being who examined his fallen form (though it was likely [[Sixshot]]) will remain forever unanswered, due to the bankruptcy and collapse of Dreamwave.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers'' comics continuity===
When [[Teletran 3]] sent a random selection of Transformers careening through the timeline, Blitzwing was one of the unfortunate victims. He was locked into the form of a private commuter jet in mid-70's [[San Francisco]] until a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] located him and slapped a [[disruption unit]] on him. Having no idea what the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] was going on, Blitzwing's first reaction was to attack the Autobots, only to be transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1}} Upon arrival, he was overpowered and tied up by the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2}} He was presumably saved when the Autobots were defeated and captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

After [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain, [[Sixshot]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Blitzwing is part of a Decepticon infiltration unit that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. In this continuity, Blitzwing appears to be a MiG-31. He is assigned along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to destroy all traces of the [[Nebraska]] operation, including [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Thus he was guarding the abandoned bunker when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and their human companions came to investigate it. Ratchet attempted to down him, but Blitzwing fired a direct shot from his tank-mode and then ran the doc right over. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}} Unfortunately, he and Skywarp were interrupted in their bombing when Megatron, both obviously unhurt and seriously pissed, erupted from the rubble. Blitzwing, giving up on apologies, tried to actually fight "the Big Meg". This didn't end well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5}}

Apparently, Megatron forgave Blitzwing for the attempted coup (after nearly destroying him in Nebraska), as he was seen working alongside the Decepticon leader in their Russian operation a few weeks later, his tank form playing a key role in the plot. He showed the power to cloak himself and had a chance to take out Optimus, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} but was blasted to bits by Optimus Prime's [[Roller]] drone. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}}

He and the other Decepticons crapped themselves when [[Sixshot]] was called in and realized Megatron was losing it, but didn't dare tell him that — and so went with Astrotrain's plan to bring back Starscream to do it for them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When the [[Reaper|Reapers]] attacked, Blitzwing gave Megatron a very lame report on what was going on and tried to cover for an absent Astrotrain, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} before joining the fight against the aliens. With Megatron now knowing they'd plotted behind his back, Blitzwing still optimistically tried to say "well, it all worked out, eh guys?" and might have been killed by Megatron if Starscream hadn't pointed out that Earth was now aware of them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

When the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth and planned to feed them to [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]] on Cybertron, Optimus Prime punched Blitzwing and stole his gun, which allowed him to seal the Space Bridge before the other Decepticons could follow. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}

One year later, Blitzwing participated in the massive Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], joining the other flying Decepticons in repelling an attack by human fighter jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} They then blew up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to prevent any humans from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} Blitzwing later approached Megatron in [[Israel]], worried about his leader going off on his own without any [[Mini-Cassette]]s to disrupt human missiles. Megatron replied that he needed some time alone, and that human weaponry was of no concern to him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} As the Decepticons returned to New York, Blitzwing witnessed Starscream incite a minor rebellion against Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} He then fought back against European jets and the Autobots who had returned from Cybertron onboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} The Decepticon forces were defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}, and Blitzwing and the others fled into space on Astrotrain. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

{{note|The events of ''Spotlight: Mirage'' possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}
Blitzwing accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], hunting down the last pockets of Autobot resistance. Blitzwing and Astrotrain both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in, but was swiftly defeated by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. He held Optimus Prime back when Mirage prepared to carry out Megatron's order to kill the Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, 1985/2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''43''', '''TFC-17'''
**''Accessories'': "Gyro-Blaster Rifle", "Electron Scimitar", 3 "Concussion Missiles"

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from robot mode to two different vehicle modes; a Soviet MIG-25 fighter jet or a Japanese Type-74 assault tank. Like most early G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode, with only his arms being able to move up and down a little. Although he does have a swivveling turret and deployable front landing gear in his vehicle modes. Originally released in 1985, he was re-issued two decades later in [[Takara]]'s "bookbox" [[Transformers Collection]] series, despite being included in the instruction manual, the rub face decal was no where found on this version.
: All US versions had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakened. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms.

: This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and re-released in 2005 as [[Overcharge]], an [[e-Hobby]] exclusive.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Blitzwing''' (1986)

:[[Decoy]] Blitzwing is a small, purple, soft-rubber figure that came randomly packed with smaller carded toys.

===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Blitzwing (Animated)|German accent]] not included.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:A [[super-deformed]] Blitzwing sculpted holding his electron scimitar. He has articulation in his neck and shoulders and came in a two-pack with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:DBlitzFace.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No feet, no face, no service.]]
*Blitzwing's earliest [[Diaclone]] artwork had him with a somewhat odd faceless head. {{fact}}

* Blitzwing's [[Tech Spec]] [[Bio]] has a probable typographical error on it which gives him the function of "Ground and Air Commander" at a rank of ''six''. The actual function, which appears in other merchandise (such as the action cards) is "Ground and Air Commando".

*In the episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]" several of the Stunticons fit inside of Blitzwing in his jet mode in a similar way to how Decepticons usually go inside of Astrotrain in his shuttle mode. It would seem as though Blitzwing can mass shift to make his flying alternate mode large enough to fit other Decepticons the way that fellow Triple Changer Astrotrain often does.

[[Image:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The War Without?]]
*A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle scene from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in [[Transformers Generations]]) appears to depict (one of?) Blitzwing's original alt mode(s) as a double-barreled tank - a good decade and a half before he received a Cybertronian makeover in ''[[The War Within]]''.

*The opening sequence of Season 3 features a large row of identical tanks that look suspiciously identical to Blitzwing's tank mode, before zooming in on the barrel of one particular tank. The reason for this is unknown.

* For a very large portion of his time in the Dreamwave comics, Blitzwing was Grimlock's personal punching bag. Ouch.

* In the IDW comics, Blitzwing's plane mode is still a MiG 25. But he seems to have upgraded his tank mode to a Mitsubishi Type-90 main battle tank; the real-life successor to the model of tank his G1 toy transformed into.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm Blitzwing at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blitzwing Blitzwing's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Blitzwing (G1)

2009-11-15T15:44:30Z

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:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}

[[Image:Blitzwingg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Blitzwing has no feet. Blitzwing needs no feet!"]]
'''Blitzwing''' is loud. He likes to think he has a sense of humor, but what he considers funny is, more often than not, offensively cruel. Obnoxious, belligerent, and nasty, he makes even his fellow Decepticons feel uneasy. His anti-social tendencies can relegate Blitzwing to an outsider status. Due to his social isolation, he's able to see the bigger picture; he can see when his teammates are being played by unseen forces. Of course, if he thinks the trap is amusing enough, he might just let it happen anyway.

{{bigquote|Tell me what's on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall and see for myself!|Blitzwing|"[[Triple Takeover]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Le Blitz''' ("The Blitz")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Villámszárny''' ("Lightning Wing")
:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Due''' ("Triplex Two")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Shǎn-tìen Yì''' (閃電翼, "Blitz Wing" or "Lightning Wing")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Shan Dian''' (閃電, "Blitz" or "Lightning")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'' only)
[[Image:G1 Blitzwing crushed season 2 intro.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Poor guy got crushed 49 times.]]
In an unknown battle, Blitzwing is crushed under the foot of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The damage looks extensive, but he is picked up by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and hauled away. {{storylink|The Transformers (cartoon)|Season 2 introduction}}

[[Image:GoldenLagoon BlitzwingWarpath.JPG|left|200px|thumb|LANDMASTERS!!!]]
Blitzwing appeared out of nowhere to join [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] forces on [[Earth]] in 1985, and was first seen on a mission to steal [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The [[Autobot|Autobots]] eventually arrived to halt their scheme, and Blitzwing got into a tank duel with [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Later adventures of Blitzwing included suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion just like everybody else {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}, then fighting Warpath again and coating himself in [[electrum]]. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

For someone as powerful as he is, Blitzwing does not have the best track record when it comes to decision-making. First, he and fellow [[Triple Changer]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] decided to do away with both Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and strike out on their own in search of fame, fortune, and energon. While this would normally be considered suicidal, the two Triple Changers somehow pulled it off and were free to finally do whatever it took to wipe out those pesky Autobots once and for all.

[[Image:TripleTakeover Blitzwing coach.jpg|right|200px|thumb|IMMA EAT CHOO!]]
The way they chose to do this, however, did not do much to inspire confidence in their abilities. While his partner went off to play with some trains, Blitzwing's personal strategy for victory was to kidnap a football coach under the mistaken impression that the human was some kind of master strategist. Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in on his plan, and used them to build a maze surrounding the entry to his base/stadium. To Blitzwing's credit, a lot of the Autobots crashed into each other, but soon, the Constructicons demanded a share of the leadership, and then Astrotrain arrived. All three were beaten so quickly by Megatron that it was almost embarrassing, and Blitzwing crept carefully back to the [[Decepticon]] ranks, hoping that nobody would remember what had happened. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Not long afterwards, Megatron was impressed by [[Lord Chumley]]'s Autobot-capturing skills, and sent Blitzwing and Astrotrain to negotiate a deal with the human. Shortly after arriving at Chumley's castle, Blitzwing got himself caught in a trap meant for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and Chumley captured both Triple Changers for getting in the way of his Autobot hunting. After all of his traps failed, Chumley released Blitzwing and Astrotrain as a last ditch attempt to capture Prime, but they just tried to stomp him to death before flying back home. {{storylink|Prime Target}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:TFTM KupBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Viagra.]]
Blitzwing was also present during [[Battle of Autobot City|the infamous assault]] on [[Autobot City]] in 2005, where he was at the head of the first attack. Together with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], he battled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] at [[Lookout Mountain]], a fight that did not go in his favour (Kup being surprisingly nimble for an old guy). Blitzwing is also shown participating in the general carnage at Autobot City a short time later, and is one of the several Decepticons who ran afoul of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Unlike his less fortunate comrades, Blitzwing was able to avoid getting run over, and even managed to shoot back a little before Prime beat him, which is more than most Decepticons expect when facing Optimus Prime. In fact, Blitzwing made it through the entire battle more or less intact, which meant he got to ride all the way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] without anyone trying to kick him out the back door when he wasn't looking. This is exactly what happened to Megatron, however, and Blitzwing's old desire for leadership blossomed back up as he joined in on the scuffle for leadership that followed. Ultimately Starscream was the winner, and Blitzwing attended his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on [[Chaar]] to bribe the [[Decepticon]] army with promises of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] and revenge, Blitzwing was the only one of his comrades to turn down their offers. He had met their kind before (or at least he thought they seemed familiar to him for [[Overcharge|''some'' reason]]) and did not trust them, though he could not remember why. Upon the triumphant return of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Blitzwing was the only Decepticon left to greet him. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFoD5 Blitzwings betrayal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's the look of absolute shock on Galvatron's face that sells this.]]
Later, during an assault on Cybertron, it was Blitzwing who discovered that the Quintessons were lying to Galvatron and plotting to destroy all Transformers (instead of just the Autobots, which Blitzwing had no problems with). He tried to report this to Galvatron, but when he could not convince the Decepticon leader, he turned to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] for help. Together, Blitzwing and Rodimus were able to stop the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] commando team that had infiltrated Cybertron. Galvatron, unfortunately, suspected that Blitzwing was trying to betray the Decepticons and steal the "[[Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]]" for himself and threw the Quintessons' [[Large switch|nullifying switch]], deactivating Transformers galaxy-wide until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] destroyed it. With the Quintessons' deception revealed, Galvatron attempted to renew hostilities with Rodimus, but Blitzwing drew his weapon and targeted Galvatron, stating that the battle was over for now. Seething, but seeing little alternative, Galvatron accepted and withdrew his forces from Cybertron, but banished Blitzwing from the Decepticon ranks forever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|In the original script for ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'', after Blitzwing's banishment, Rodimus extended his offer to Blitzwing a second time, and in this instance, he did not accept, but did not ''refuse'', saying that he would think about it. The later episode, "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" was originally written to feature Blitzwing, but was later re-written to be about the newest Decepticon Triple Changer, [[Octane]], although there is no explanation offered for why Octane is friendly with the Autobots. It would seem that this would have originally been Blitzwing following up on Rodimus' offer. Blitzwing would reappear briefly in several crowd scenes, such as "[[Fight or Flee]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]", likely as the result of carelessness in production. Then again. Galvatron did forgive Scourge for [[Ghost in the Machine|his]] [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|antics]]. Plus, Galvatron is pretty insane.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Blitzwing, Starscream and Megatron attacked the [[Japan]]ese city of [[Yokohama]], causing destruction using Megatron's "Super Megatron Gun" form. Warpath stood against them, but Blitzwing simply charged onwards, crushing the [[Mini Vehicle]] under his tracks. The Decepticons were eventually vanquished when [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] used his aerial manueverability to trick Blitzwing and Starscream to crash into their leader, followed by all three getting a "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] Double Cross Kick" to their backs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|Even though ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' was a sequel to the first three seasons of the original cartoon, Blitzwing was back in the ranks of the Decepticons, and with an almost regular presence, from the first to the last episode. This, however, would not be the most [[Prowl (G1)|inexplicable reappearance]] in the series.}}
[[Image:FourWarriors SunstreakerBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|If I blow up pretty boy here, then maybe Galvatron would forgive me. Or not...]]

In the year 2011, Blitzwing participated in an all-out Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was seen chasing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] around the planet until he took cover and Blitzwing crashed into a wall. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} He later helped Astrotrain, Octane and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s fight the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on Earth, but the Autobot team was really just distracting them so that [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] could sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} The three Triple Changers proceeded to help the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the [[Solar-1]] satellite {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and watch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

In a rare occasion of being separated from Astrotrain and Octane, Blitzwing was set with patrolling [[Chaar]]'s perimeter and guard it from intruders. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] snuck past him easily, only for Blitzwing to return and reveal that it was a trap. He took Chromedome for a spin before throwing him to Scorponok, who punched both Autobots back into space. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Blitzwing and Astrotrain were present in the climactic battle against the Autobots in the Arctic, and fled into space when it seemed like the Earth was going to be destroyed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Blitzwing was one of the most feared and deadly killers on Cybertron, and a specific target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. He'd have been killed in a [[Wrecker]]s ambush if Megatron hadn't abruptly called most of the gang to Earth. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

[[Image:Blitzwingg1mvl.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Dern rickets!]]
Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Octane were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on [[Earth]] via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Blitzwing and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was also infected, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and his friends managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Blitzwing and the Triple Changers hooked up with Ratbat and Shockwave full-time after that, operating out of the Decepticons' tropical island starship. At that time, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had left Earth, allowing the other Decepticons to launch increasingly brazen raids; it was the happiest time in Blitzwing's life. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} He was later part of a major offensive against the Autobots on the moon, when the crews of the Ark and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] all gathered together as one big target. Blitzwing's fortunes changed, however, when he came sword-to-sword with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] — it seems the [[energo-sword]] is mightier than the [[electron scimitar]]. Blitzwing was left in two pieces on the lunar landscape, and one can only assume his fellow Decepticons collected his pieces before fleeing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Still smarting from his last fight, Blitzwing eagerly rushed into battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons when conflict broke out between the two factions. Turnabout is fair play, as this time it was Blitzwing who cut an opponent in two, slicing through [[Horri-Bull]]'s mid-section. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Blitzwing was later destroyed in [[Buenos Aires]] along with the other Triple Changers as they tried to fight an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Blitzwing was loyal to Shockwave during the split in the Decepticon faction, a precursor to his [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|later career moves]]. At the [[Enclave]] between Megatron and Shockwave's troops, Blitzwing was seen talking to a Stunticon, and was later present during the huge melee initiated by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, having received insider information from a traitor in Megatron's camp, he joined Shockwave and the other Triple Changers in stealing an energon shipment right out from under Megatron himself, tossing the other Decepticon leader off a cliff in the process. {{storylink|Secrets}} ''

''After the Decepticon factions reunited, they staged a major strike on the Autobot Earthbase. Blitzwing joined [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Octane in an airstrike on the Autobot compound, but they were eventually driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, he and Astrotrain received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. While fending off the live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Blitzwing demanded to know how this could have happened. Octane finally relented and told his fellow Decepticons that he had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Blitzwing and Astrotrain left him to his fate in the combat zone. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2004, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain and Shockwave in an assault on Autobot City, but they were driven away when the rash and illogical [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] confused Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''

''When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] forced the Decepticons into an ill-advised assault on Autobase in 2008, Blitzwing was right there on the front lines, charging headlong into battle with... [[Grapple]]?!? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Uh, somehow he survived that terrifying encounter, and was present at the second major Decepticon offensive of 2008, acting as one of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s sub-commanders to ready his "team" for combat. Things turned ugly, however, when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident]] attack crafts ambushed the Decepticon on their way to Autobase. Amusingly enough, Blitzwing and his fellow Decepticons only survived because [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Autobots came to their rescue against the Quints. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
Blitzwing was seen shouting Decepticon battle slogans like "Rip!" and "Tear!" just before the [[Cybertronian Empire]] ripped and tore them a new one. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This probably didn't happen.]]
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was upgraded into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Blitzwing participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon]] where he demonstrated triple-changing abilities. He was at Shockwave's side when the latter declared victory in Iacon with only a few Autobots left to mop up, though Blitzwing and the other Decepticons did not have long to savor it - they were forced to retreat when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally-on-purpose destroyed the entire [[city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

[[Image:2 blitzwing dark ages.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This may have happened, but he probably didn't look like that.]]
After the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion, Blitzwing remained with Shockwave's Decepticon forces, but was captured and imprisoned by the Autobots as an experiment too dangerous to be set free. Due to some unique property of his [[spark]], Blitzwing was abducted from [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[the Fallen]] as part of the [[Unbinding]], and presumably released back to the Decepticons after the temporary truce that resulted from the Fallen's defeat. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:3 blitzwing micromasters.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This could have happened.]]
Following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Blitzwing served as Shockwave's lieutenant, overseeing the introduction of [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] into the Decepticon ranks. Shortly before the return of [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]], Blitzwing appeared to be undergoing some sort of mutation which Shockwave did not fully understand, but which was also affecting [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Shockwave wanted to analyze and concentrate this mutation but his plans were cut short by the arrival of the two Micromasters - Blitzwing was knocked offline by Skyhopper, while Skystalker turned Shockwave into a glove puppet. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

[[Image:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This almost certainly didn't.]]
At some point Blitzwing was reactivated and made his way to [[Earth]], where he was seen among the Decepticons captured and deactivated during [[Operation Liberation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}}

[[Image:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Did this happen?]]
Somehow he avoided becoming one of the Transformers recovered and controlled by [[Lazarus]], returning instead to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where he fell once more under Shockwave's command. During this time, Shockwave had unified the Autobots and Decepticons, and Blitzwing now served alongside his former enemies as part of a combined force. Alongside his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s, Blitzwing accompanied Shockwave to Earth to capture the renegade forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron and even managed to cause Megatron some damage before he was badly bent out of shape by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the battle that ensued.

While Shockwave returned to Cybertron with the captive ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crew, Blitzwing remained behind on Earth to assist [[Security Team Dion]] in apprehending the Autobots. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite his mutual antagonism with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|team's commander]], they managed to capture Prime's crew without incident, except when Blitzwing's goading of Optimus Prime caused him to smack the Triple Changer down. Blitzwing returned to Cybertron along with the prisoners aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked Shockwave's citadel Blitzwing crossed swords once more with Grimlock and though it was Ultra Magnus who took the Dinobot commander down, it was Blitzwing who made sure he ''stayed'' down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, during Optimus Prime's uprising of the Autobot resistance, Shockwave ordered Blitzwing to rally the troops and activate the defences. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Blitzwing subsequently joined Astrotrain on the front lines, and was about to take out that Autobrat [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] when he was pummelled into the ground by a rejuvenated Grimlock and thrown at an approaching [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Shockwave, Blitzwing, Astrotrain and the [[Conehead]]s went to ground in the Cybertronian wastelands, operating out of a hidden base. When their perimeter alarm was tripped by a reanimated [[Air Warrior]], Shockwave ordered Blitzwing and Astrotrain to investigate. The mindless drone was merely a distraction for a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] attack and though Astrotrain surrendered and agreed to serve Megatron, Blitzwing's loyalty to Shockwave proved too great - he resisted and the Predacons tore him to pieces. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:6 blitzwing route of all evil.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Eh, doesn't matter anymore.]]
His remains were then examined by an unknown Transformer. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Blitzwing's history in Dreamwave Comics was rather convoluted and contradictory. His appearance among the captured Decepticons on Earth in [[Prime Directive]] is at odds with his later appearances on Cybertron in [[War and Peace]] and [[Micromasters]]. Furthermore, his earliest chronological appearance in [[The War Within]] depicts him as a triple changer, while his appearances in [[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]] and Micromasters show him mutating into his triple changer form for the first time. The answers to these conundrums, and the identity of the being who examined his fallen form (though it was likely [[Sixshot]]) will remain forever unanswered, due to the bankruptcy and collapse of Dreamwave.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers'' comics continuity===
When [[Teletran 3]] sent a random selection of Transformers careening through the timeline, Blitzwing was one of the unfortunate victims. He was locked into the form of a private commuter jet in mid-70's [[San Francisco]] until a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] located him and slapped a [[disruption unit]] on him. Having no idea what the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] was going on, Blitzwing's first reaction was to attack the Autobots, only to be transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1}} Upon arrival, he was overpowered and tied up by the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2}} He was presumably saved when the Autobots were defeated and captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

After [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain, [[Sixshot]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Blitzwing is part of a Decepticon infiltration unit that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. In this continuity, Blitzwing appears to be a MiG-31. He is assigned along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to destroy all traces of the [[Nebraska]] operation, including [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Thus he was guarding the abandoned bunker when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and their human companions came to investigate it. Ratchet attempted to down him, but Blitzwing fired a direct shot from his tank-mode and then ran the doc right over. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}} Unfortunately, he and Skywarp were interrupted in their bombing when Megatron, both obviously unhurt and seriously pissed, erupted from the rubble. Blitzwing, giving up on apologies, tried to actually fight "the Big Meg". This didn't end well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5}}

Apparently, Megatron forgave Blitzwing for the attempted coup (after nearly destroying him in Nebraska), as he was seen working alongside the Decepticon leader in their Russian operation a few weeks later, his tank form playing a key role in the plot. He showed the power to cloak himself and had a chance to take out Optimus, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} but was blasted to bits by Optimus Prime's [[Roller]] drone. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}}

He and the other Decepticons crapped themselves when [[Sixshot]] was called in and realized Megatron was losing it, but didn't dare tell him that — and so went with Astrotrain's plan to bring back Starscream to do it for them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When the [[Reaper|Reapers]] attacked, Blitzwing gave Megatron a very lame report on what was going on and tried to cover for an absent Astrotrain, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} before joining the fight against the aliens. With Megatron now knowing they'd plotted behind his back, Blitzwing still optimistically tried to say "well, it all worked out, eh guys?" and might have been killed by Megatron if Starscream hadn't pointed out that Earth was now aware of them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

When the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth and planned to feed them to [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]] on Cybertron, Optimus Prime punched Blitzwing and stole his gun, which allowed him to seal the Space Bridge before the other Decepticons could follow. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}

One year later, Blitzwing participated in the massive Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], joining the other flying Decepticons in repelling an attack by human fighter jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} They then blew up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to prevent any humans from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} Blitzwing later approached Megatron in [[Israel]], worried about his leader going off on his own without any [[Mini-Cassette]]s to disrupt human missiles. Megatron replied that he needed some time alone, and that human weaponry was of no concern to him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} As the Decepticons returned to New York, Blitzwing witnessed Starscream incite a minor rebellion against Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} He then fought back against European jets and the Autobots who had returned from Cybertron onboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} The Decepticon forces were defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}, and Blitzwing and the others fled into space on Astrotrain. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

{{note|The events of ''Spotlight: Mirage'' possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}
Blitzwing accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], hunting down the last pockets of Autobot resistance. Blitzwing and Astrotrain both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in, but was swiftly defeated by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. He held Optimus Prime back when Mirage prepared to carry out Megatron's order to kill the Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, 1985/2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''43''', '''TFC-17'''
**''Accessories'': "Gyro-Blaster Rifle", "Electron Scimitar", 3 "Concussion Missiles"

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from robot mode to two different vehicle modes; a Soviet MIG-25 fighter jet or a Japanese Type-74 assault tank. Like most early G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode, with only his arms being able to move up and down a little. Although he does have a swivveling turret and deployable front landing gear in his vehicle modes. Originally released in 1985, he was re-issued two decades later in [[Takara]]'s "bookbox" [[Transformers Collection]] series, despite being included in the instruction manual, the rub face decal was no where found on this version.
: All US versions had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakened. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms.

: This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and re-released in 2005 as [[Overcharge]], an [[e-Hobby]] exclusive.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Blitzwing''' (1986)

:[[Decoy]] Blitzwing is a small, purple, soft-rubber figure that came randomly packed with smaller carded toys.

===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Blitzwing (Animated)|German accent]] not included.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:A [[super-deformed]] Blitzwing sculpted holding his electron scimitar. He has articulation in his neck and shoulders and came in a two-pack with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:DBlitzFace.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No feet, no face, no service.]]
*Blitzwing's earliest [[Diaclone]] artwork had him with a somewhat odd faceless head. {{fact}}

* Blitzwing's [[Tech Spec]] [[Bio]] has a probable typographical error on it which gives him the function of "Ground and Air Commander" at a rank of ''six''. The actual function, which appears in other merchandise (such as the action cards) is "Ground and Air Commando".

*In the episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]" several of the Stunticons fit inside of Blitzwing in his jet mode in a similar way to how Decepticons usually go inside of Astrotrain in his shuttle mode. It would seem as though Blitzwing can mass shift to make his flying alternate mode large enough to fit other Decepticons the way that fellow Triple Changer Astrotrain often does.

[[Image:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The War Without?]]
*A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle scene from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in [[Transformers Generations]]) appears to depict (one of?) Blitzwing's original alt mode(s) as a double-barreled tank - a good decade and a half before he received a Cybertronian makeover in ''[[The War Within]]''.

*The opening sequence of Season 3 features a large row of identical tanks that look suspiciously identical to Blitzwing's tank mode, before zooming in on the barrel of one particular tank. The reason for this is unknown.

* For a very large portion of his time in the Dreamwave comics, Blitzwing was Grimlock's personal punching bag. Ouch.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm Blitzwing at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blitzwing Blitzwing's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Blitzwing (G1)

2009-11-15T11:52:44Z

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:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}

[[Image:Blitzwingg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Blitzwing has no feet. Blitzwing needs no feet!"]]
'''Blitzwing''' is loud. He likes to think he has a sense of humor, but what he considers funny is, more often than not, offensively cruel. Obnoxious, belligerent, and nasty, he makes even his fellow Decepticons feel uneasy. His anti-social tendencies can relegate Blitzwing to an outsider status. Due to his social isolation, he's able to see the bigger picture; he can see when his teammates are being played by unseen forces. Of course, if he thinks the trap is amusing enough, he might just let it happen anyway.

{{bigquote|Tell me what's on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall and see for myself!|Blitzwing|"[[Triple Takeover]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Le Blitz''' ("The Blitz")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Villámszárny''' ("Lightning Wing")
:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Due''' ("Triplex Two")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Shǎn-tìen Yì''' (閃電翼, "Blitz Wing" or "Lightning Wing")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Shan Dian''' (閃電, "Blitz" or "Lightning")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'' only)
[[Image:G1 Blitzwing crushed season 2 intro.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Poor guy got crushed 49 times.]]
In an unknown battle, Blitzwing is crushed under the foot of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The damage looks extensive, but he is picked up by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and hauled away. {{storylink|The Transformers (cartoon)|Season 2 introduction}}

[[Image:GoldenLagoon BlitzwingWarpath.JPG|left|200px|thumb|LANDMASTERS!!!]]
Blitzwing appeared out of nowhere to join [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] forces on [[Earth]] in 1985, and was first seen on a mission to steal [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The [[Autobot|Autobots]] eventually arrived to halt their scheme, and Blitzwing got into a tank duel with [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Later adventures of Blitzwing included suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion just like everybody else {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}, then fighting Warpath again and coating himself in [[electrum]]. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

For someone as powerful as he is, Blitzwing does not have the best track record when it comes to decision-making. First, he and fellow [[Triple Changer]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] decided to do away with both Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and strike out on their own in search of fame, fortune, and energon. While this would normally be considered suicidal, the two Triple Changers somehow pulled it off and were free to finally do whatever it took to wipe out those pesky Autobots once and for all.

[[Image:TripleTakeover Blitzwing coach.jpg|right|200px|thumb|IMMA EAT CHOO!]]
The way they chose to do this, however, did not do much to inspire confidence in their abilities. While his partner went off to play with some trains, Blitzwing's personal strategy for victory was to kidnap a football coach under the mistaken impression that the human was some kind of master strategist. Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in on his plan, and used them to build a maze surrounding the entry to his base/stadium. To Blitzwing's credit, a lot of the Autobots crashed into each other, but soon, the Constructicons demanded a share of the leadership, and then Astrotrain arrived. All three were beaten so quickly by Megatron that it was almost embarrassing, and Blitzwing crept carefully back to the [[Decepticon]] ranks, hoping that nobody would remember what had happened. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Not long afterwards, Megatron was impressed by [[Lord Chumley]]'s Autobot-capturing skills, and sent Blitzwing and Astrotrain to negotiate a deal with the human. Shortly after arriving at Chumley's castle, Blitzwing got himself caught in a trap meant for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and Chumley captured both Triple Changers for getting in the way of his Autobot hunting. After all of his traps failed, Chumley released Blitzwing and Astrotrain as a last ditch attempt to capture Prime, but they just tried to stomp him to death before flying back home. {{storylink|Prime Target}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:TFTM KupBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Viagra.]]
Blitzwing was also present during [[Battle of Autobot City|the infamous assault]] on [[Autobot City]] in 2005, where he was at the head of the first attack. Together with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], he battled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] at [[Lookout Mountain]], a fight that did not go in his favour (Kup being surprisingly nimble for an old guy). Blitzwing is also shown participating in the general carnage at Autobot City a short time later, and is one of the several Decepticons who ran afoul of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Unlike his less fortunate comrades, Blitzwing was able to avoid getting run over, and even managed to shoot back a little before Prime beat him, which is more than most Decepticons expect when facing Optimus Prime. In fact, Blitzwing made it through the entire battle more or less intact, which meant he got to ride all the way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] without anyone trying to kick him out the back door when he wasn't looking. This is exactly what happened to Megatron, however, and Blitzwing's old desire for leadership blossomed back up as he joined in on the scuffle for leadership that followed. Ultimately Starscream was the winner, and Blitzwing attended his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on [[Chaar]] to bribe the [[Decepticon]] army with promises of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] and revenge, Blitzwing was the only one of his comrades to turn down their offers. He had met their kind before (or at least he thought they seemed familiar to him for [[Overcharge|''some'' reason]]) and did not trust them, though he could not remember why. Upon the triumphant return of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Blitzwing was the only Decepticon left to greet him. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFoD5 Blitzwings betrayal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's the look of absolute shock on Galvatron's face that sells this.]]
Later, during an assault on Cybertron, it was Blitzwing who discovered that the Quintessons were lying to Galvatron and plotting to destroy all Transformers (instead of just the Autobots, which Blitzwing had no problems with). He tried to report this to Galvatron, but when he could not convince the Decepticon leader, he turned to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] for help. Together, Blitzwing and Rodimus were able to stop the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] commando team that had infiltrated Cybertron. Galvatron, unfortunately, suspected that Blitzwing was trying to betray the Decepticons and steal the "[[Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]]" for himself and threw the Quintessons' [[Large switch|nullifying switch]], deactivating Transformers galaxy-wide until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] destroyed it. With the Quintessons' deception revealed, Galvatron attempted to renew hostilities with Rodimus, but Blitzwing drew his weapon and targeted Galvatron, stating that the battle was over for now. Seething, but seeing little alternative, Galvatron accepted and withdrew his forces from Cybertron, but banished Blitzwing from the Decepticon ranks forever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|In the original script for ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'', after Blitzwing's banishment, Rodimus extended his offer to Blitzwing a second time, and in this instance, he did not accept, but did not ''refuse'', saying that he would think about it. The later episode, "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" was originally written to feature Blitzwing, but was later re-written to be about the newest Decepticon Triple Changer, [[Octane]], although there is no explanation offered for why Octane is friendly with the Autobots. It would seem that this would have originally been Blitzwing following up on Rodimus' offer. Blitzwing would reappear briefly in several crowd scenes, such as "[[Fight or Flee]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]", likely as the result of carelessness in production. Then again. Galvatron did forgive Scourge for [[Ghost in the Machine|his]] [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|antics]]. Plus, Galvatron is pretty insane.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Blitzwing, Starscream and Megatron attacked the [[Japan]]ese city of [[Yokohama]], causing destruction using Megatron's "Super Megatron Gun" form. Warpath stood against them, but Blitzwing simply charged onwards, crushing the [[Mini Vehicle]] under his tracks. The Decepticons were eventually vanquished when [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] used his aerial manueverability to trick Blitzwing and Starscream to crash into their leader, followed by all three getting a "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] Double Cross Kick" to their backs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|Even though ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' was a sequel to the first three seasons of the original cartoon, Blitzwing was back in the ranks of the Decepticons, and with an almost regular presence, from the first to the last episode. This, however, would not be the most [[Prowl (G1)|inexplicable reappearance]] in the series.}}
[[Image:FourWarriors SunstreakerBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|If I blow up pretty boy here, then maybe Galvatron would forgive me. Or not...]]

In the year 2011, Blitzwing participated in an all-out Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was seen chasing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] around the planet until he took cover and Blitzwing crashed into a wall. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} He later helped Astrotrain, Octane and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s fight the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on Earth, but the Autobot team was really just distracting them so that [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] could sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} The three Triple Changers proceeded to help the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the [[Solar-1]] satellite {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and watch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

In a rare occasion of being separated from Astrotrain and Octane, Blitzwing was set with patrolling [[Chaar]]'s perimeter and guard it from intruders. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] snuck past him easily, only for Blitzwing to return and reveal that it was a trap. He took Chromedome for a spin before throwing him to Scorponok, who punched both Autobots back into space. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Blitzwing and Astrotrain were present in the climactic battle against the Autobots in the Arctic, and fled into space when it seemed like the Earth was going to be destroyed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Blitzwing was one of the most feared and deadly killers on Cybertron, and a specific target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. He'd have been killed in a [[Wrecker]]s ambush if Megatron hadn't abruptly called most of the gang to Earth. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

[[Image:Blitzwingg1mvl.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Dern rickets!]]
Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Octane were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on [[Earth]] via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Blitzwing and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was also infected, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and his friends managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Blitzwing and the Triple Changers hooked up with Ratbat and Shockwave full-time after that, operating out of the Decepticons' tropical island starship. At that time, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had left Earth, allowing the other Decepticons to launch increasingly brazen raids; it was the happiest time in Blitzwing's life. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} He was later part of a major offensive against the Autobots on the moon, when the crews of the Ark and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] all gathered together as one big target. Blitzwing's fortunes changed, however, when he came sword-to-sword with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] — it seems the [[energo-sword]] is mightier than the [[electron scimitar]]. Blitzwing was left in two pieces on the lunar landscape, and one can only assume his fellow Decepticons collected his pieces before fleeing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Still smarting from his last fight, Blitzwing eagerly rushed into battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons when conflict broke out between the two factions. Turnabout is fair play, as this time it was Blitzwing who cut an opponent in two, slicing through [[Horri-Bull]]'s mid-section. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Blitzwing was later destroyed in [[Buenos Aires]] along with the other Triple Changers as they tried to fight an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Blitzwing was loyal to Shockwave during the split in the Decepticon faction, a precursor to his [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|later career moves]]. At the [[Enclave]] between Megatron and Shockwave's troops, Blitzwing was seen talking to a Stunticon, and was later present during the huge melee initiated by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, having received insider information from a traitor in Megatron's camp, he joined Shockwave and the other Triple Changers in stealing an energon shipment right out from under Megatron himself, tossing the other Decepticon leader off a cliff in the process. {{storylink|Secrets}} ''

''After the Decepticon factions reunited, they staged a major strike on the Autobot Earthbase. Blitzwing joined [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Octane in an airstrike on the Autobot compound, but they were eventually driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, he and Astrotrain received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. While fending off the live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Blitzwing demanded to know how this could have happened. Octane finally relented and told his fellow Decepticons that he had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Blitzwing and Astrotrain left him to his fate in the combat zone. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2004, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain and Shockwave in an assault on Autobot City, but they were driven away when the rash and illogical [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] confused Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''

''When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] forced the Decepticons into an ill-advised assault on Autobase in 2008, Blitzwing was right there on the front lines, charging headlong into battle with... [[Grapple]]?!? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Uh, somehow he survived that terrifying encounter, and was present at the second major Decepticon offensive of 2008, acting as one of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s sub-commanders to ready his "team" for combat. Things turned ugly, however, when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident]] attack crafts ambushed the Decepticon on their way to Autobase. Amusingly enough, Blitzwing and his fellow Decepticons only survived because [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Autobots came to their rescue against the Quints. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
Blitzwing was seen shouting Decepticon battle slogans like "Rip!" and "Tear!" just before the [[Cybertronian Empire]] ripped and tore them a new one. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This probably didn't happen.]]
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was upgraded into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Blitzwing participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon]] where he demonstrated triple-changing abilities. He was at Shockwave's side when the latter declared victory in Iacon with only a few Autobots left to mop up, though Blitzwing and the other Decepticons did not have long to savor it - they were forced to retreat when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally-on-purpose destroyed the entire [[city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

[[Image:2 blitzwing dark ages.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This may have happened, but he probably didn't look like that.]]
After the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion, Blitzwing remained with Shockwave's Decepticon forces, but was captured and imprisoned by the Autobots as an experiment too dangerous to be set free. Due to some unique property of his [[spark]], Blitzwing was abducted from [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[the Fallen]] as part of the [[Unbinding]], and presumably released back to the Decepticons after the temporary truce that resulted from the Fallen's defeat. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:3 blitzwing micromasters.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This could have happened.]]
Following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Blitzwing served as Shockwave's lieutenant, overseeing the introduction of [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] into the Decepticon ranks. Shortly before the return of [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]], Blitzwing appeared to be undergoing some sort of mutation which Shockwave did not fully understand, but which was also affecting [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Shockwave wanted to analyze and concentrate this mutation but his plans were cut short by the arrival of the two Micromasters - Blitzwing was knocked offline by Skyhopper, while Skystalker turned Shockwave into a glove puppet. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

[[Image:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This almost certainly didn't.]]
At some point Blitzwing was reactivated and made his way to [[Earth]], where he was seen among the Decepticons captured and deactivated during [[Operation Liberation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}}

[[Image:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Did this happen?]]
Somehow he avoided becoming one of the Transformers recovered and controlled by [[Lazarus]], returning instead to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where he fell once more under Shockwave's command. During this time, Shockwave had unified the Autobots and Decepticons, and Blitzwing now served alongside his former enemies as part of a combined force. Alongside his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s, Blitzwing accompanied Shockwave to Earth to capture the renegade forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron and even managed to cause Megatron some damage before he was badly bent out of shape by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the battle that ensued.

While Shockwave returned to Cybertron with the captive ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crew, Blitzwing remained behind on Earth to assist [[Security Team Dion]] in apprehending the Autobots. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite his mutual antagonism with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|team's commander]], they managed to capture Prime's crew without incident, except when Blitzwing's goading of Optimus Prime caused him to smack the Triple Changer down. Blitzwing returned to Cybertron along with the prisoners aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked Shockwave's citadel Blitzwing crossed swords once more with Grimlock and though it was Ultra Magnus who took the Dinobot commander down, it was Blitzwing who made sure he ''stayed'' down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, during Optimus Prime's uprising of the Autobot resistance, Shockwave ordered Blitzwing to rally the troops and activate the defences. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Blitzwing subsequently joined Astrotrain on the front lines, and was about to take out that Autobrat [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] when he was pummelled into the ground by a rejuvenated Grimlock and thrown at an approaching [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Shockwave, Blitzwing, Astrotrain and the [[Conehead]]s went to ground in the Cybertronian wastelands, operating out of a hidden base. When their perimeter alarm was tripped by a reanimated [[Air Warrior]], Shockwave ordered Blitzwing and Astrotrain to investigate. The mindless drone was merely a distraction for a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] attack and though Astrotrain surrendered and agreed to serve Megatron, Blitzwing's loyalty to Shockwave proved too great - he resisted and the Predacons tore him to pieces. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:6 blitzwing route of all evil.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Eh, doesn't matter anymore.]]
His remains were then examined by an unknown Transformer. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Blitzwing's history in Dreamwave Comics was rather convoluted and contradictory. His appearance among the captured Decepticons on Earth in [[Prime Directive]] is at odds with his later appearances on Cybertron in [[War and Peace]] and [[Micromasters]]. Furthermore, his earliest chronological appearance in [[The War Within]] depicts him as a triple changer, while his appearances in [[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]] and Micromasters show him mutating into his triple changer form for the first time. The answers to these conundrums, and the identity of the being who examined his fallen form (though it was likely [[Sixshot]]) will remain forever unanswered, due to the bankruptcy and collapse of Dreamwave.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers'' comics continuity===
When [[Teletran 3]] sent a random selection of Transformers careening through the timeline, Blitzwing was one of the unfortunate victims. He was locked into the form of a private commuter jet in mid-70's [[San Francisco]] until a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] located him and slapped a [[disruption unit]] on him. Having no idea what the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] was going on, Blitzwing's first reaction was to attack the Autobots, only to be transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1}} Upon arrival, he was overpowered and tied up by the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2}} He was presumably saved when the Autobots were defeated and captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

After [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain, [[Sixshot]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Blitzwing is part of a Decepticon infiltration unit that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. In this continuity, Blitzwing appears to be a MiG-31. He is assigned along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to destroy all traces of the [[Nebraska]] operation, including [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Thus he was guarding the abandoned bunker when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and their human companions came to investigate it. Ratchet attempted to down him, but Blitzwing fired a direct shot from his tank-mode and then ran the doc right over. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}} Unfortunately, he and Skywarp were interrupted in their bombing when Megatron, both obviously unhurt and seriously pissed, erupted from the rubble. Blitzwing, giving up on apologies, tried to actually fight "the Big Meg". This didn't end well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5}}

Apparently, Megatron forgave Blitzwing for the attempted coup (after nearly destroying him in Nebraska), as he was seen working alongside the Decepticon leader in their Russian operation a few weeks later, his tank form playing a key role in the plot. He showed the power to cloak himself and had a chance to take out Optimus, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} but was blasted to bits by Optimus Prime's [[Roller]] drone. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}}

He and the other Decepticons crapped themselves when [[Sixshot]] was called in and realized Megatron was losing it, but didn't dare tell him that — and so went with Astrotrain's plan to bring back Starscream to do it for them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When the [[Reaper|Reapers]] attacked, Blitzwing gave Megatron a very lame report on what was going on and tried to cover for an absent Astrotrain, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} before joining the fight against the aliens. With Megatron now knowing they'd plotted behind his back, Blitzwing still optimistically tried to say "well, it all worked out, eh guys?" and might have been killed by Megatron if Starscream hadn't pointed out that Earth was now aware of them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

When the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth and planned to feed them to [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]] on Cybertron, Optimus Prime punched Blitzwing and stole his gun, which allowed him to seal the Space Bridge before the other Decepticons could follow. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}

One year later, Blitzwing participated in the massive Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], joining the other flying Decepticons in repelling an attack by human fighter jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} They then blew up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to prevent any humans from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} Blitzwing later approached Megatron in [[Israel]], worried about his leader going off on his own without any [[Mini-Cassette]]s to disrupt human missiles. Megatron replied that he needed some time alone, and that human weaponry was of no concern to him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} As the Decepticons returned to New York, Blitzwing witnessed Starscream incite a minor rebellion against Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} He then fought back against European jets and the Autobots who had returned from Cybertron onboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} The Decepticon forces were defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}, and Blitzwing and the others fled into space on Astrotrain. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

{{note|The events of ''Spotlight: Mirage'' possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}
Blitzwing accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], hunting down the last pockets of Autobot resistance. Blitzwing and Astrotrain both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in, but was swiftly defeated by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. He held Optimus Prime back when Mirage prepared to carry out Megatron's order to kill the Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, 1985/2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''43''', '''TFC-17'''
**''Accessories'': "Gyro-Blaster Rifle", "Electron Scimitar", 3 "Concussion Missiles"

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from robot mode to two different vehicle modes; a Soviet MIG-25 fighter jet or a Japanese Type-74 assault tank. Like most G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode, with only his arms being able to move up and down a little. Although he does have a swivveling turret and deployable front landing gear in his vehicle modes. Originally released in 1985, he was re-issued two decades later in [[Takara]]'s "bookbox" [[Transformers Collection]] series, despite being included in the instruction manual, the rub face decal was no where found on this version.
: All US versions had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakened. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms.

: This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and re-released in 2005 as [[Overcharge]], an [[e-Hobby]] exclusive.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Blitzwing''' (1986)

:[[Decoy]] Blitzwing is a small, purple, soft-rubber figure that came randomly packed with smaller carded toys.

===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Blitzwing (Animated)|German accent]] not included.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:A [[super-deformed]] Blitzwing sculpted holding his electron scimitar. He has articulation in his neck and shoulders and came in a two-pack with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:DBlitzFace.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No feet, no face, no service.]]
*Blitzwing's earliest [[Diaclone]] artwork had him with a somewhat odd faceless head. {{fact}}

* Blitzwing's [[Tech Spec]] [[Bio]] has a probable typographical error on it which gives him the function of "Ground and Air Commander" at a rank of ''six''. The actual function, which appears in other merchandise (such as the action cards) is "Ground and Air Commando".

*In the episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]" several of the Stunticons fit inside of Blitzwing in his jet mode in a similar way to how Decepticons usually go inside of Astrotrain in his shuttle mode. It would seem as though Blitzwing can mass shift to make his flying alternate mode large enough to fit other Decepticons the way that fellow Triple Changer Astrotrain often does.

[[Image:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The War Without?]]
*A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle scene from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in [[Transformers Generations]]) appears to depict (one of?) Blitzwing's original alt mode(s) as a double-barreled tank - a good decade and a half before he received a Cybertronian makeover in ''[[The War Within]]''.

*The opening sequence of Season 3 features a large row of identical tanks that look suspiciously identical to Blitzwing's tank mode, before zooming in on the barrel of one particular tank. The reason for this is unknown.

* For a very large portion of his time in the Dreamwave comics, Blitzwing was Grimlock's personal punching bag. Ouch.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm Blitzwing at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blitzwing Blitzwing's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Blitzwing (G1)

2009-11-15T11:52:27Z

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:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}

[[Image:Blitzwingg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Blitzwing has no feet. Blitzwing needs no feet!"]]
'''Blitzwing''' is loud. He likes to think he has a sense of humor, but what he considers funny is, more often than not, offensively cruel. Obnoxious, belligerent, and nasty, he makes even his fellow Decepticons feel uneasy. His anti-social tendencies can relegate Blitzwing to an outsider status. Due to his social isolation, he's able to see the bigger picture; he can see when his teammates are being played by unseen forces. Of course, if he thinks the trap is amusing enough, he might just let it happen anyway.

{{bigquote|Tell me what's on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall and see for myself!|Blitzwing|"[[Triple Takeover]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Le Blitz''' ("The Blitz")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Villámszárny''' ("Lightning Wing")
:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Due''' ("Triplex Two")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Shǎn-tìen Yì''' (閃電翼, "Blitz Wing" or "Lightning Wing")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Shan Dian''' (閃電, "Blitz" or "Lightning")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'' only)
[[Image:G1 Blitzwing crushed season 2 intro.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Poor guy got crushed 49 times.]]
In an unknown battle, Blitzwing is crushed under the foot of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The damage looks extensive, but he is picked up by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and hauled away. {{storylink|The Transformers (cartoon)|Season 2 introduction}}

[[Image:GoldenLagoon BlitzwingWarpath.JPG|left|200px|thumb|LANDMASTERS!!!]]
Blitzwing appeared out of nowhere to join [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] forces on [[Earth]] in 1985, and was first seen on a mission to steal [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The [[Autobot|Autobots]] eventually arrived to halt their scheme, and Blitzwing got into a tank duel with [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Later adventures of Blitzwing included suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion just like everybody else {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}, then fighting Warpath again and coating himself in [[electrum]]. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

For someone as powerful as he is, Blitzwing does not have the best track record when it comes to decision-making. First, he and fellow [[Triple Changer]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] decided to do away with both Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and strike out on their own in search of fame, fortune, and energon. While this would normally be considered suicidal, the two Triple Changers somehow pulled it off and were free to finally do whatever it took to wipe out those pesky Autobots once and for all.

[[Image:TripleTakeover Blitzwing coach.jpg|right|200px|thumb|IMMA EAT CHOO!]]
The way they chose to do this, however, did not do much to inspire confidence in their abilities. While his partner went off to play with some trains, Blitzwing's personal strategy for victory was to kidnap a football coach under the mistaken impression that the human was some kind of master strategist. Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in on his plan, and used them to build a maze surrounding the entry to his base/stadium. To Blitzwing's credit, a lot of the Autobots crashed into each other, but soon, the Constructicons demanded a share of the leadership, and then Astrotrain arrived. All three were beaten so quickly by Megatron that it was almost embarrassing, and Blitzwing crept carefully back to the [[Decepticon]] ranks, hoping that nobody would remember what had happened. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Not long afterwards, Megatron was impressed by [[Lord Chumley]]'s Autobot-capturing skills, and sent Blitzwing and Astrotrain to negotiate a deal with the human. Shortly after arriving at Chumley's castle, Blitzwing got himself caught in a trap meant for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and Chumley captured both Triple Changers for getting in the way of his Autobot hunting. After all of his traps failed, Chumley released Blitzwing and Astrotrain as a last ditch attempt to capture Prime, but they just tried to stomp him to death before flying back home. {{storylink|Prime Target}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:TFTM KupBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Viagra.]]
Blitzwing was also present during [[Battle of Autobot City|the infamous assault]] on [[Autobot City]] in 2005, where he was at the head of the first attack. Together with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], he battled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] at [[Lookout Mountain]], a fight that did not go in his favour (Kup being surprisingly nimble for an old guy). Blitzwing is also shown participating in the general carnage at Autobot City a short time later, and is one of the several Decepticons who ran afoul of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Unlike his less fortunate comrades, Blitzwing was able to avoid getting run over, and even managed to shoot back a little before Prime beat him, which is more than most Decepticons expect when facing Optimus Prime. In fact, Blitzwing made it through the entire battle more or less intact, which meant he got to ride all the way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] without anyone trying to kick him out the back door when he wasn't looking. This is exactly what happened to Megatron, however, and Blitzwing's old desire for leadership blossomed back up as he joined in on the scuffle for leadership that followed. Ultimately Starscream was the winner, and Blitzwing attended his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on [[Chaar]] to bribe the [[Decepticon]] army with promises of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] and revenge, Blitzwing was the only one of his comrades to turn down their offers. He had met their kind before (or at least he thought they seemed familiar to him for [[Overcharge|''some'' reason]]) and did not trust them, though he could not remember why. Upon the triumphant return of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Blitzwing was the only Decepticon left to greet him. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFoD5 Blitzwings betrayal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's the look of absolute shock on Galvatron's face that sells this.]]
Later, during an assault on Cybertron, it was Blitzwing who discovered that the Quintessons were lying to Galvatron and plotting to destroy all Transformers (instead of just the Autobots, which Blitzwing had no problems with). He tried to report this to Galvatron, but when he could not convince the Decepticon leader, he turned to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] for help. Together, Blitzwing and Rodimus were able to stop the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] commando team that had infiltrated Cybertron. Galvatron, unfortunately, suspected that Blitzwing was trying to betray the Decepticons and steal the "[[Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]]" for himself and threw the Quintessons' [[Large switch|nullifying switch]], deactivating Transformers galaxy-wide until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] destroyed it. With the Quintessons' deception revealed, Galvatron attempted to renew hostilities with Rodimus, but Blitzwing drew his weapon and targeted Galvatron, stating that the battle was over for now. Seething, but seeing little alternative, Galvatron accepted and withdrew his forces from Cybertron, but banished Blitzwing from the Decepticon ranks forever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|In the original script for ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'', after Blitzwing's banishment, Rodimus extended his offer to Blitzwing a second time, and in this instance, he did not accept, but did not ''refuse'', saying that he would think about it. The later episode, "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" was originally written to feature Blitzwing, but was later re-written to be about the newest Decepticon Triple Changer, [[Octane]], although there is no explanation offered for why Octane is friendly with the Autobots. It would seem that this would have originally been Blitzwing following up on Rodimus' offer. Blitzwing would reappear briefly in several crowd scenes, such as "[[Fight or Flee]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]", likely as the result of carelessness in production. Then again. Galvatron did forgive Scourge for [[Ghost in the Machine|his]] [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|antics]]. Plus, Galvatron is pretty insane.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Blitzwing, Starscream and Megatron attacked the [[Japan]]ese city of [[Yokohama]], causing destruction using Megatron's "Super Megatron Gun" form. Warpath stood against them, but Blitzwing simply charged onwards, crushing the [[Mini Vehicle]] under his tracks. The Decepticons were eventually vanquished when [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] used his aerial manueverability to trick Blitzwing and Starscream to crash into their leader, followed by all three getting a "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] Double Cross Kick" to their backs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|Even though ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' was a sequel to the first three seasons of the original cartoon, Blitzwing was back in the ranks of the Decepticons, and with an almost regular presence, from the first to the last episode. This, however, would not be the most [[Prowl (G1)|inexplicable reappearance]] in the series.}}
[[Image:FourWarriors SunstreakerBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|If I blow up pretty boy here, then maybe Galvatron would forgive me. Or not...]]

In the year 2011, Blitzwing participated in an all-out Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was seen chasing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] around the planet until he took cover and Blitzwing crashed into a wall. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} He later helped Astrotrain, Octane and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s fight the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on Earth, but the Autobot team was really just distracting them so that [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] could sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} The three Triple Changers proceeded to help the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the [[Solar-1]] satellite {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and watch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

In a rare occasion of being separated from Astrotrain and Octane, Blitzwing was set with patrolling [[Chaar]]'s perimeter and guard it from intruders. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] snuck past him easily, only for Blitzwing to return and reveal that it was a trap. He took Chromedome for a spin before throwing him to Scorponok, who punched both Autobots back into space. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Blitzwing and Astrotrain were present in the climactic battle against the Autobots in the Arctic, and fled into space when it seemed like the Earth was going to be destroyed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Blitzwing was one of the most feared and deadly killers on Cybertron, and a specific target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. He'd have been killed in a [[Wrecker]]s ambush if Megatron hadn't abruptly called most of the gang to Earth. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

[[Image:Blitzwingg1mvl.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Dern rickets!]]
Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Octane were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on [[Earth]] via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Blitzwing and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was also infected, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and his friends managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Blitzwing and the Triple Changers hooked up with Ratbat and Shockwave full-time after that, operating out of the Decepticons' tropical island starship. At that time, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had left Earth, allowing the other Decepticons to launch increasingly brazen raids; it was the happiest time in Blitzwing's life. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} He was later part of a major offensive against the Autobots on the moon, when the crews of the Ark and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] all gathered together as one big target. Blitzwing's fortunes changed, however, when he came sword-to-sword with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] — it seems the [[energo-sword]] is mightier than the [[electron scimitar]]. Blitzwing was left in two pieces on the lunar landscape, and one can only assume his fellow Decepticons collected his pieces before fleeing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Still smarting from his last fight, Blitzwing eagerly rushed into battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons when conflict broke out between the two factions. Turnabout is fair play, as this time it was Blitzwing who cut an opponent in two, slicing through [[Horri-Bull]]'s mid-section. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Blitzwing was later destroyed in [[Buenos Aires]] along with the other Triple Changers as they tried to fight an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Blitzwing was loyal to Shockwave during the split in the Decepticon faction, a precursor to his [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|later career moves]]. At the [[Enclave]] between Megatron and Shockwave's troops, Blitzwing was seen talking to a Stunticon, and was later present during the huge melee initiated by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, having received insider information from a traitor in Megatron's camp, he joined Shockwave and the other Triple Changers in stealing an energon shipment right out from under Megatron himself, tossing the other Decepticon leader off a cliff in the process. {{storylink|Secrets}} ''

''After the Decepticon factions reunited, they staged a major strike on the Autobot Earthbase. Blitzwing joined [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Octane in an airstrike on the Autobot compound, but they were eventually driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, he and Astrotrain received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. While fending off the live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Blitzwing demanded to know how this could have happened. Octane finally relented and told his fellow Decepticons that he had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Blitzwing and Astrotrain left him to his fate in the combat zone. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2004, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain and Shockwave in an assault on Autobot City, but they were driven away when the rash and illogical [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] confused Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''

''When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] forced the Decepticons into an ill-advised assault on Autobase in 2008, Blitzwing was right there on the front lines, charging headlong into battle with... [[Grapple]]?!? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Uh, somehow he survived that terrifying encounter, and was present at the second major Decepticon offensive of 2008, acting as one of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s sub-commanders to ready his "team" for combat. Things turned ugly, however, when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident]] attack crafts ambushed the Decepticon on their way to Autobase. Amusingly enough, Blitzwing and his fellow Decepticons only survived because [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Autobots came to their rescue against the Quints. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
Blitzwing was seen shouting Decepticon battle slogans like "Rip!" and "Tear!" just before the [[Cybertronian Empire]] ripped and tore them a new one. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This probably didn't happen.]]
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was upgraded into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Blitzwing participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon]] where he demonstrated triple-changing abilities. He was at Shockwave's side when the latter declared victory in Iacon with only a few Autobots left to mop up, though Blitzwing and the other Decepticons did not have long to savor it - they were forced to retreat when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally-on-purpose destroyed the entire [[city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

[[Image:2 blitzwing dark ages.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This may have happened, but he probably didn't look like that.]]
After the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion, Blitzwing remained with Shockwave's Decepticon forces, but was captured and imprisoned by the Autobots as an experiment too dangerous to be set free. Due to some unique property of his [[spark]], Blitzwing was abducted from [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[the Fallen]] as part of the [[Unbinding]], and presumably released back to the Decepticons after the temporary truce that resulted from the Fallen's defeat. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:3 blitzwing micromasters.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This could have happened.]]
Following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Blitzwing served as Shockwave's lieutenant, overseeing the introduction of [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] into the Decepticon ranks. Shortly before the return of [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]], Blitzwing appeared to be undergoing some sort of mutation which Shockwave did not fully understand, but which was also affecting [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Shockwave wanted to analyze and concentrate this mutation but his plans were cut short by the arrival of the two Micromasters - Blitzwing was knocked offline by Skyhopper, while Skystalker turned Shockwave into a glove puppet. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

[[Image:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This almost certainly didn't.]]
At some point Blitzwing was reactivated and made his way to [[Earth]], where he was seen among the Decepticons captured and deactivated during [[Operation Liberation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}}

[[Image:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Did this happen?]]
Somehow he avoided becoming one of the Transformers recovered and controlled by [[Lazarus]], returning instead to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where he fell once more under Shockwave's command. During this time, Shockwave had unified the Autobots and Decepticons, and Blitzwing now served alongside his former enemies as part of a combined force. Alongside his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s, Blitzwing accompanied Shockwave to Earth to capture the renegade forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron and even managed to cause Megatron some damage before he was badly bent out of shape by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the battle that ensued.

While Shockwave returned to Cybertron with the captive ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crew, Blitzwing remained behind on Earth to assist [[Security Team Dion]] in apprehending the Autobots. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite his mutual antagonism with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|team's commander]], they managed to capture Prime's crew without incident, except when Blitzwing's goading of Optimus Prime caused him to smack the Triple Changer down. Blitzwing returned to Cybertron along with the prisoners aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked Shockwave's citadel Blitzwing crossed swords once more with Grimlock and though it was Ultra Magnus who took the Dinobot commander down, it was Blitzwing who made sure he ''stayed'' down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, during Optimus Prime's uprising of the Autobot resistance, Shockwave ordered Blitzwing to rally the troops and activate the defences. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Blitzwing subsequently joined Astrotrain on the front lines, and was about to take out that Autobrat [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] when he was pummelled into the ground by a rejuvenated Grimlock and thrown at an approaching [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Shockwave, Blitzwing, Astrotrain and the [[Conehead]]s went to ground in the Cybertronian wastelands, operating out of a hidden base. When their perimeter alarm was tripped by a reanimated [[Air Warrior]], Shockwave ordered Blitzwing and Astrotrain to investigate. The mindless drone was merely a distraction for a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] attack and though Astrotrain surrendered and agreed to serve Megatron, Blitzwing's loyalty to Shockwave proved too great - he resisted and the Predacons tore him to pieces. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:6 blitzwing route of all evil.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Eh, doesn't matter anymore.]]
His remains were then examined by an unknown Transformer. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Blitzwing's history in Dreamwave Comics was rather convoluted and contradictory. His appearance among the captured Decepticons on Earth in [[Prime Directive]] is at odds with his later appearances on Cybertron in [[War and Peace]] and [[Micromasters]]. Furthermore, his earliest chronological appearance in [[The War Within]] depicts him as a triple changer, while his appearances in [[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]] and Micromasters show him mutating into his triple changer form for the first time. The answers to these conundrums, and the identity of the being who examined his fallen form (though it was likely [[Sixshot]]) will remain forever unanswered, due to the bankruptcy and collapse of Dreamwave.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers'' comics continuity===
When [[Teletran 3]] sent a random selection of Transformers careening through the timeline, Blitzwing was one of the unfortunate victims. He was locked into the form of a private commuter jet in mid-70's [[San Francisco]] until a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] located him and slapped a [[disruption unit]] on him. Having no idea what the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] was going on, Blitzwing's first reaction was to attack the Autobots, only to be transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1}} Upon arrival, he was overpowered and tied up by the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2}} He was presumably saved when the Autobots were defeated and captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

After [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain, [[Sixshot]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Blitzwing is part of a Decepticon infiltration unit that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. In this continuity, Blitzwing appears to be a MiG-31. He is assigned along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to destroy all traces of the [[Nebraska]] operation, including [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Thus he was guarding the abandoned bunker when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and their human companions came to investigate it. Ratchet attempted to down him, but Blitzwing fired a direct shot from his tank-mode and then ran the doc right over. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}} Unfortunately, he and Skywarp were interrupted in their bombing when Megatron, both obviously unhurt and seriously pissed, erupted from the rubble. Blitzwing, giving up on apologies, tried to actually fight "the Big Meg". This didn't end well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5}}

Apparently, Megatron forgave Blitzwing for the attempted coup (after nearly destroying him in Nebraska), as he was seen working alongside the Decepticon leader in their Russian operation a few weeks later, his tank form playing a key role in the plot. He showed the power to cloak himself and had a chance to take out Optimus, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} but was blasted to bits by Optimus Prime's [[Roller]] drone. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}}

He and the other Decepticons crapped themselves when [[Sixshot]] was called in and realized Megatron was losing it, but didn't dare tell him that — and so went with Astrotrain's plan to bring back Starscream to do it for them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When the [[Reaper|Reapers]] attacked, Blitzwing gave Megatron a very lame report on what was going on and tried to cover for an absent Astrotrain, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} before joining the fight against the aliens. With Megatron now knowing they'd plotted behind his back, Blitzwing still optimistically tried to say "well, it all worked out, eh guys?" and might have been killed by Megatron if Starscream hadn't pointed out that Earth was now aware of them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

When the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth and planned to feed them to [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]] on Cybertron, Optimus Prime punched Blitzwing and stole his gun, which allowed him to seal the Space Bridge before the other Decepticons could follow. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}

One year later, Blitzwing participated in the massive Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], joining the other flying Decepticons in repelling an attack by human fighter jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} They then blew up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to prevent any humans from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} Blitzwing later approached Megatron in [[Israel]], worried about his leader going off on his own without any [[Mini-Cassette]]s to disrupt human missiles. Megatron replied that he needed some time alone, and that human weaponry was of no concern to him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} As the Decepticons returned to New York, Blitzwing witnessed Starscream incite a minor rebellion against Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} He then fought back against European jets and the Autobots who had returned from Cybertron onboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} The Decepticon forces were defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}, and Blitzwing and the others fled into space on Astrotrain. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

{{note|The events of ''Spotlight: Mirage'' possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}
Blitzwing accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], hunting down the last pockets of Autobot resistance. Blitzwing and Astrotrain both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in, but was swiftly defeated by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. He held Optimus Prime back when Mirage prepared to carry out Megatron's order to kill the Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, 1985/2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''43''', '''TFC-17'''
**''Accessories'': "Gyro-Blaster Rifle", "Electron Scimitar", 3 "Concussion Missiles"

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from robot mode to two different vehicle modes; a Soviet MIG-25 fighter jet or a Japanese Type-74 assault tank. Like most G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode, with only his arms being able to move up and down a little. Although he does have a swivveling turret and deployable front landing gear in his vehicle modes.
Originally released in 1985, he was re-issued two decades later in [[Takara]]'s "bookbox" [[Transformers Collection]] series, despite being included in the instruction manual, the rub face decal was no where found on this version.
: All US versions had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakened. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms.

: This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and re-released in 2005 as [[Overcharge]], an [[e-Hobby]] exclusive.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Blitzwing''' (1986)

:[[Decoy]] Blitzwing is a small, purple, soft-rubber figure that came randomly packed with smaller carded toys.

===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Blitzwing (Animated)|German accent]] not included.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:A [[super-deformed]] Blitzwing sculpted holding his electron scimitar. He has articulation in his neck and shoulders and came in a two-pack with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:DBlitzFace.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No feet, no face, no service.]]
*Blitzwing's earliest [[Diaclone]] artwork had him with a somewhat odd faceless head. {{fact}}

* Blitzwing's [[Tech Spec]] [[Bio]] has a probable typographical error on it which gives him the function of "Ground and Air Commander" at a rank of ''six''. The actual function, which appears in other merchandise (such as the action cards) is "Ground and Air Commando".

*In the episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]" several of the Stunticons fit inside of Blitzwing in his jet mode in a similar way to how Decepticons usually go inside of Astrotrain in his shuttle mode. It would seem as though Blitzwing can mass shift to make his flying alternate mode large enough to fit other Decepticons the way that fellow Triple Changer Astrotrain often does.

[[Image:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The War Without?]]
*A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle scene from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in [[Transformers Generations]]) appears to depict (one of?) Blitzwing's original alt mode(s) as a double-barreled tank - a good decade and a half before he received a Cybertronian makeover in ''[[The War Within]]''.

*The opening sequence of Season 3 features a large row of identical tanks that look suspiciously identical to Blitzwing's tank mode, before zooming in on the barrel of one particular tank. The reason for this is unknown.

* For a very large portion of his time in the Dreamwave comics, Blitzwing was Grimlock's personal punching bag. Ouch.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm Blitzwing at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blitzwing Blitzwing's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Blitzwing (G1)

2009-11-15T11:44:08Z

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:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}

[[Image:Blitzwingg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Blitzwing has no feet. Blitzwing needs no feet!"]]
'''Blitzwing''' is loud. He likes to think he has a sense of humor, but what he considers funny is, more often than not, offensively cruel. Obnoxious, belligerent, and nasty, he makes even his fellow Decepticons feel uneasy. His anti-social tendencies can relegate Blitzwing to an outsider status. Due to his social isolation, he's able to see the bigger picture; he can see when his teammates are being played by unseen forces. Of course, if he thinks the trap is amusing enough, he might just let it happen anyway.

{{bigquote|Tell me what's on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall and see for myself!|Blitzwing|"[[Triple Takeover]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Le Blitz''' ("The Blitz")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Villámszárny''' ("Lightning Wing")
:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Due''' ("Triplex Two")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Shǎn-tìen Yì''' (閃電翼, "Blitz Wing" or "Lightning Wing")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Shan Dian''' (閃電, "Blitz" or "Lightning")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'' only)
[[Image:G1 Blitzwing crushed season 2 intro.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Poor guy got crushed 49 times.]]
In an unknown battle, Blitzwing is crushed under the foot of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The damage looks extensive, but he is picked up by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and hauled away. {{storylink|The Transformers (cartoon)|Season 2 introduction}}

[[Image:GoldenLagoon BlitzwingWarpath.JPG|left|200px|thumb|LANDMASTERS!!!]]
Blitzwing appeared out of nowhere to join [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] forces on [[Earth]] in 1985, and was first seen on a mission to steal [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The [[Autobot|Autobots]] eventually arrived to halt their scheme, and Blitzwing got into a tank duel with [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Later adventures of Blitzwing included suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion just like everybody else {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}, then fighting Warpath again and coating himself in [[electrum]]. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

For someone as powerful as he is, Blitzwing does not have the best track record when it comes to decision-making. First, he and fellow [[Triple Changer]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] decided to do away with both Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and strike out on their own in search of fame, fortune, and energon. While this would normally be considered suicidal, the two Triple Changers somehow pulled it off and were free to finally do whatever it took to wipe out those pesky Autobots once and for all.

[[Image:TripleTakeover Blitzwing coach.jpg|right|200px|thumb|IMMA EAT CHOO!]]
The way they chose to do this, however, did not do much to inspire confidence in their abilities. While his partner went off to play with some trains, Blitzwing's personal strategy for victory was to kidnap a football coach under the mistaken impression that the human was some kind of master strategist. Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in on his plan, and used them to build a maze surrounding the entry to his base/stadium. To Blitzwing's credit, a lot of the Autobots crashed into each other, but soon, the Constructicons demanded a share of the leadership, and then Astrotrain arrived. All three were beaten so quickly by Megatron that it was almost embarrassing, and Blitzwing crept carefully back to the [[Decepticon]] ranks, hoping that nobody would remember what had happened. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Not long afterwards, Megatron was impressed by [[Lord Chumley]]'s Autobot-capturing skills, and sent Blitzwing and Astrotrain to negotiate a deal with the human. Shortly after arriving at Chumley's castle, Blitzwing got himself caught in a trap meant for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and Chumley captured both Triple Changers for getting in the way of his Autobot hunting. After all of his traps failed, Chumley released Blitzwing and Astrotrain as a last ditch attempt to capture Prime, but they just tried to stomp him to death before flying back home. {{storylink|Prime Target}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:TFTM KupBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Viagra.]]
Blitzwing was also present during [[Battle of Autobot City|the infamous assault]] on [[Autobot City]] in 2005, where he was at the head of the first attack. Together with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], he battled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] at [[Lookout Mountain]], a fight that did not go in his favour (Kup being surprisingly nimble for an old guy). Blitzwing is also shown participating in the general carnage at Autobot City a short time later, and is one of the several Decepticons who ran afoul of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Unlike his less fortunate comrades, Blitzwing was able to avoid getting run over, and even managed to shoot back a little before Prime beat him, which is more than most Decepticons expect when facing Optimus Prime. In fact, Blitzwing made it through the entire battle more or less intact, which meant he got to ride all the way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] without anyone trying to kick him out the back door when he wasn't looking. This is exactly what happened to Megatron, however, and Blitzwing's old desire for leadership blossomed back up as he joined in on the scuffle for leadership that followed. Ultimately Starscream was the winner, and Blitzwing attended his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on [[Chaar]] to bribe the [[Decepticon]] army with promises of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] and revenge, Blitzwing was the only one of his comrades to turn down their offers. He had met their kind before (or at least he thought they seemed familiar to him for [[Overcharge|''some'' reason]]) and did not trust them, though he could not remember why. Upon the triumphant return of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Blitzwing was the only Decepticon left to greet him. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFoD5 Blitzwings betrayal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's the look of absolute shock on Galvatron's face that sells this.]]
Later, during an assault on Cybertron, it was Blitzwing who discovered that the Quintessons were lying to Galvatron and plotting to destroy all Transformers (instead of just the Autobots, which Blitzwing had no problems with). He tried to report this to Galvatron, but when he could not convince the Decepticon leader, he turned to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] for help. Together, Blitzwing and Rodimus were able to stop the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] commando team that had infiltrated Cybertron. Galvatron, unfortunately, suspected that Blitzwing was trying to betray the Decepticons and steal the "[[Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]]" for himself and threw the Quintessons' [[Large switch|nullifying switch]], deactivating Transformers galaxy-wide until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] destroyed it. With the Quintessons' deception revealed, Galvatron attempted to renew hostilities with Rodimus, but Blitzwing drew his weapon and targeted Galvatron, stating that the battle was over for now. Seething, but seeing little alternative, Galvatron accepted and withdrew his forces from Cybertron, but banished Blitzwing from the Decepticon ranks forever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|In the original script for ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'', after Blitzwing's banishment, Rodimus extended his offer to Blitzwing a second time, and in this instance, he did not accept, but did not ''refuse'', saying that he would think about it. The later episode, "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" was originally written to feature Blitzwing, but was later re-written to be about the newest Decepticon Triple Changer, [[Octane]], although there is no explanation offered for why Octane is friendly with the Autobots. It would seem that this would have originally been Blitzwing following up on Rodimus' offer. Blitzwing would reappear briefly in several crowd scenes, such as "[[Fight or Flee]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]", likely as the result of carelessness in production. Then again. Galvatron did forgive Scourge for [[Ghost in the Machine|his]] [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|antics]]. Plus, Galvatron is pretty insane.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Blitzwing, Starscream and Megatron attacked the [[Japan]]ese city of [[Yokohama]], causing destruction using Megatron's "Super Megatron Gun" form. Warpath stood against them, but Blitzwing simply charged onwards, crushing the [[Mini Vehicle]] under his tracks. The Decepticons were eventually vanquished when [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] used his aerial manueverability to trick Blitzwing and Starscream to crash into their leader, followed by all three getting a "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] Double Cross Kick" to their backs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|Even though ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' was a sequel to the first three seasons of the original cartoon, Blitzwing was back in the ranks of the Decepticons, and with an almost regular presence, from the first to the last episode. This, however, would not be the most [[Prowl (G1)|inexplicable reappearance]] in the series.}}
[[Image:FourWarriors SunstreakerBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|If I blow up pretty boy here, then maybe Galvatron would forgive me. Or not...]]

In the year 2011, Blitzwing participated in an all-out Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was seen chasing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] around the planet until he took cover and Blitzwing crashed into a wall. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} He later helped Astrotrain, Octane and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s fight the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on Earth, but the Autobot team was really just distracting them so that [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] could sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} The three Triple Changers proceeded to help the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the [[Solar-1]] satellite {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and watch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

In a rare occasion of being separated from Astrotrain and Octane, Blitzwing was set with patrolling [[Chaar]]'s perimeter and guard it from intruders. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] snuck past him easily, only for Blitzwing to return and reveal that it was a trap. He took Chromedome for a spin before throwing him to Scorponok, who punched both Autobots back into space. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Blitzwing and Astrotrain were present in the climactic battle against the Autobots in the Arctic, and fled into space when it seemed like the Earth was going to be destroyed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Blitzwing was one of the most feared and deadly killers on Cybertron, and a specific target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. He'd have been killed in a [[Wrecker]]s ambush if Megatron hadn't abruptly called most of the gang to Earth. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

[[Image:Blitzwingg1mvl.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Dern rickets!]]
Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Octane were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on [[Earth]] via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Blitzwing and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was also infected, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and his friends managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Blitzwing and the Triple Changers hooked up with Ratbat and Shockwave full-time after that, operating out of the Decepticons' tropical island starship. At that time, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had left Earth, allowing the other Decepticons to launch increasingly brazen raids; it was the happiest time in Blitzwing's life. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} He was later part of a major offensive against the Autobots on the moon, when the crews of the Ark and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] all gathered together as one big target. Blitzwing's fortunes changed, however, when he came sword-to-sword with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] — it seems the [[energo-sword]] is mightier than the [[electron scimitar]]. Blitzwing was left in two pieces on the lunar landscape, and one can only assume his fellow Decepticons collected his pieces before fleeing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Still smarting from his last fight, Blitzwing eagerly rushed into battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons when conflict broke out between the two factions. Turnabout is fair play, as this time it was Blitzwing who cut an opponent in two, slicing through [[Horri-Bull]]'s mid-section. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Blitzwing was later destroyed in [[Buenos Aires]] along with the other Triple Changers as they tried to fight an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Blitzwing was loyal to Shockwave during the split in the Decepticon faction, a precursor to his [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|later career moves]]. At the [[Enclave]] between Megatron and Shockwave's troops, Blitzwing was seen talking to a Stunticon, and was later present during the huge melee initiated by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, having received insider information from a traitor in Megatron's camp, he joined Shockwave and the other Triple Changers in stealing an energon shipment right out from under Megatron himself, tossing the other Decepticon leader off a cliff in the process. {{storylink|Secrets}} ''

''After the Decepticon factions reunited, they staged a major strike on the Autobot Earthbase. Blitzwing joined [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Octane in an airstrike on the Autobot compound, but they were eventually driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, he and Astrotrain received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. While fending off the live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Blitzwing demanded to know how this could have happened. Octane finally relented and told his fellow Decepticons that he had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Blitzwing and Astrotrain left him to his fate in the combat zone. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2004, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain and Shockwave in an assault on Autobot City, but they were driven away when the rash and illogical [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] confused Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''

''When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] forced the Decepticons into an ill-advised assault on Autobase in 2008, Blitzwing was right there on the front lines, charging headlong into battle with... [[Grapple]]?!? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Uh, somehow he survived that terrifying encounter, and was present at the second major Decepticon offensive of 2008, acting as one of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s sub-commanders to ready his "team" for combat. Things turned ugly, however, when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident]] attack crafts ambushed the Decepticon on their way to Autobase. Amusingly enough, Blitzwing and his fellow Decepticons only survived because [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Autobots came to their rescue against the Quints. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
Blitzwing was seen shouting Decepticon battle slogans like "Rip!" and "Tear!" just before the [[Cybertronian Empire]] ripped and tore them a new one. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This probably didn't happen.]]
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was upgraded into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Blitzwing participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon]] where he demonstrated triple-changing abilities. He was at Shockwave's side when the latter declared victory in Iacon with only a few Autobots left to mop up, though Blitzwing and the other Decepticons did not have long to savor it - they were forced to retreat when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally-on-purpose destroyed the entire [[city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

[[Image:2 blitzwing dark ages.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This may have happened, but he probably didn't look like that.]]
After the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion, Blitzwing remained with Shockwave's Decepticon forces, but was captured and imprisoned by the Autobots as an experiment too dangerous to be set free. Due to some unique property of his [[spark]], Blitzwing was abducted from [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[the Fallen]] as part of the [[Unbinding]], and presumably released back to the Decepticons after the temporary truce that resulted from the Fallen's defeat. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:3 blitzwing micromasters.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This could have happened.]]
Following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Blitzwing served as Shockwave's lieutenant, overseeing the introduction of [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] into the Decepticon ranks. Shortly before the return of [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]], Blitzwing appeared to be undergoing some sort of mutation which Shockwave did not fully understand, but which was also affecting [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Shockwave wanted to analyze and concentrate this mutation but his plans were cut short by the arrival of the two Micromasters - Blitzwing was knocked offline by Skyhopper, while Skystalker turned Shockwave into a glove puppet. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

[[Image:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This almost certainly didn't.]]
At some point Blitzwing was reactivated and made his way to [[Earth]], where he was seen among the Decepticons captured and deactivated during [[Operation Liberation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}}

[[Image:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Did this happen?]]
Somehow he avoided becoming one of the Transformers recovered and controlled by [[Lazarus]], returning instead to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where he fell once more under Shockwave's command. During this time, Shockwave had unified the Autobots and Decepticons, and Blitzwing now served alongside his former enemies as part of a combined force. Alongside his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s, Blitzwing accompanied Shockwave to Earth to capture the renegade forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron and even managed to cause Megatron some damage before he was badly bent out of shape by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the battle that ensued.

While Shockwave returned to Cybertron with the captive ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crew, Blitzwing remained behind on Earth to assist [[Security Team Dion]] in apprehending the Autobots. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite his mutual antagonism with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|team's commander]], they managed to capture Prime's crew without incident, except when Blitzwing's goading of Optimus Prime caused him to smack the Triple Changer down. Blitzwing returned to Cybertron along with the prisoners aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked Shockwave's citadel Blitzwing crossed swords once more with Grimlock and though it was Ultra Magnus who took the Dinobot commander down, it was Blitzwing who made sure he ''stayed'' down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, during Optimus Prime's uprising of the Autobot resistance, Shockwave ordered Blitzwing to rally the troops and activate the defences. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Blitzwing subsequently joined Astrotrain on the front lines, and was about to take out that Autobrat [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] when he was pummelled into the ground by a rejuvenated Grimlock and thrown at an approaching [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Shockwave, Blitzwing, Astrotrain and the [[Conehead]]s went to ground in the Cybertronian wastelands, operating out of a hidden base. When their perimeter alarm was tripped by a reanimated [[Air Warrior]], Shockwave ordered Blitzwing and Astrotrain to investigate. The mindless drone was merely a distraction for a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] attack and though Astrotrain surrendered and agreed to serve Megatron, Blitzwing's loyalty to Shockwave proved too great - he resisted and the Predacons tore him to pieces. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:6 blitzwing route of all evil.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Eh, doesn't matter anymore.]]
His remains were then examined by an unknown Transformer. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Blitzwing's history in Dreamwave Comics was rather convoluted and contradictory. His appearance among the captured Decepticons on Earth in [[Prime Directive]] is at odds with his later appearances on Cybertron in [[War and Peace]] and [[Micromasters]]. Furthermore, his earliest chronological appearance in [[The War Within]] depicts him as a triple changer, while his appearances in [[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]] and Micromasters show him mutating into his triple changer form for the first time. The answers to these conundrums, and the identity of the being who examined his fallen form (though it was likely [[Sixshot]]) will remain forever unanswered, due to the bankruptcy and collapse of Dreamwave.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers'' comics continuity===
When [[Teletran 3]] sent a random selection of Transformers careening through the timeline, Blitzwing was one of the unfortunate victims. He was locked into the form of a private commuter jet in mid-70's [[San Francisco]] until a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] located him and slapped a [[disruption unit]] on him. Having no idea what the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] was going on, Blitzwing's first reaction was to attack the Autobots, only to be transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1}} Upon arrival, he was overpowered and tied up by the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2}} He was presumably saved when the Autobots were defeated and captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

After [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain, [[Sixshot]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Blitzwing is part of a Decepticon infiltration unit that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. In this continuity, Blitzwing appears to be a MiG-31. He is assigned along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to destroy all traces of the [[Nebraska]] operation, including [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Thus he was guarding the abandoned bunker when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and their human companions came to investigate it. Ratchet attempted to down him, but Blitzwing fired a direct shot from his tank-mode and then ran the doc right over. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}} Unfortunately, he and Skywarp were interrupted in their bombing when Megatron, both obviously unhurt and seriously pissed, erupted from the rubble. Blitzwing, giving up on apologies, tried to actually fight "the Big Meg". This didn't end well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5}}

Apparently, Megatron forgave Blitzwing for the attempted coup (after nearly destroying him in Nebraska), as he was seen working alongside the Decepticon leader in their Russian operation a few weeks later, his tank form playing a key role in the plot. He showed the power to cloak himself and had a chance to take out Optimus, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} but was blasted to bits by Optimus Prime's [[Roller]] drone. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}}

He and the other Decepticons crapped themselves when [[Sixshot]] was called in and realized Megatron was losing it, but didn't dare tell him that — and so went with Astrotrain's plan to bring back Starscream to do it for them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When the [[Reaper|Reapers]] attacked, Blitzwing gave Megatron a very lame report on what was going on and tried to cover for an absent Astrotrain, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} before joining the fight against the aliens. With Megatron now knowing they'd plotted behind his back, Blitzwing still optimistically tried to say "well, it all worked out, eh guys?" and might have been killed by Megatron if Starscream hadn't pointed out that Earth was now aware of them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

When the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth and planned to feed them to [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]] on Cybertron, Optimus Prime punched Blitzwing and stole his gun, which allowed him to seal the Space Bridge before the other Decepticons could follow. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}

One year later, Blitzwing participated in the massive Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], joining the other flying Decepticons in repelling an attack by human fighter jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} They then blew up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to prevent any humans from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} Blitzwing later approached Megatron in [[Israel]], worried about his leader going off on his own without any [[Mini-Cassette]]s to disrupt human missiles. Megatron replied that he needed some time alone, and that human weaponry was of no concern to him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} As the Decepticons returned to New York, Blitzwing witnessed Starscream incite a minor rebellion against Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} He then fought back against European jets and the Autobots who had returned from Cybertron onboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} The Decepticon forces were defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}, and Blitzwing and the others fled into space on Astrotrain. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

{{note|The events of ''Spotlight: Mirage'' possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}
Blitzwing accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], hunting down the last pockets of Autobot resistance. Blitzwing and Astrotrain both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in, but was swiftly defeated by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. He held Optimus Prime back when Mirage prepared to carry out Megatron's order to kill the Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, 1985/2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''43''', '''TFC-17'''
**''Accessories'': "Gyro-Blaster Rifle", "Electron Scimitar", 3 "Concussion Missiles"

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from robot mode to two different vehicle modes; a MIG-25 fighter jet or a Type-74 assault tank. He also vaguely resembles both the Soviet T-55 and US M60 Patton tanks in the latter mode. Like most G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode, with only his arms being able to move up and down a little. Originally released in 1985, he was re-issued two decades later in [[Takara]]'s "bookbox" [[Transformers Collection]] series, despite being included in the instruction manual, the rub face decal was no where found on this version.
: All US versions had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakened. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms.

: This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and re-released in 2005 as [[Overcharge]], an [[e-Hobby]] exclusive.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Blitzwing''' (1986)

:[[Decoy]] Blitzwing is a small, purple, soft-rubber figure that came randomly packed with smaller carded toys.

===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Blitzwing (Animated)|German accent]] not included.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:A [[super-deformed]] Blitzwing sculpted holding his electron scimitar. He has articulation in his neck and shoulders and came in a two-pack with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:DBlitzFace.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No feet, no face, no service.]]
*Blitzwing's earliest [[Diaclone]] artwork had him with a somewhat odd faceless head. {{fact}}

* Blitzwing's [[Tech Spec]] [[Bio]] has a probable typographical error on it which gives him the function of "Ground and Air Commander" at a rank of ''six''. The actual function, which appears in other merchandise (such as the action cards) is "Ground and Air Commando".

*In the episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]" several of the Stunticons fit inside of Blitzwing in his jet mode in a similar way to how Decepticons usually go inside of Astrotrain in his shuttle mode. It would seem as though Blitzwing can mass shift to make his flying alternate mode large enough to fit other Decepticons the way that fellow Triple Changer Astrotrain often does.

[[Image:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The War Without?]]
*A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle scene from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in [[Transformers Generations]]) appears to depict (one of?) Blitzwing's original alt mode(s) as a double-barreled tank - a good decade and a half before he received a Cybertronian makeover in ''[[The War Within]]''.

*The opening sequence of Season 3 features a large row of identical tanks that look suspiciously identical to Blitzwing's tank mode, before zooming in on the barrel of one particular tank. The reason for this is unknown.

* For a very large portion of his time in the Dreamwave comics, Blitzwing was Grimlock's personal punching bag. Ouch.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm Blitzwing at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blitzwing Blitzwing's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Blitzwing (G1)

2009-11-15T11:40:17Z

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:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}

[[Image:Blitzwingg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Blitzwing has no feet. Blitzwing needs no feet!"]]
'''Blitzwing''' is loud. He likes to think he has a sense of humor, but what he considers funny is, more often than not, offensively cruel. Obnoxious, belligerent, and nasty, he makes even his fellow Decepticons feel uneasy. His anti-social tendencies can relegate Blitzwing to an outsider status. Due to his social isolation, he's able to see the bigger picture; he can see when his teammates are being played by unseen forces. Of course, if he thinks the trap is amusing enough, he might just let it happen anyway.

{{bigquote|Tell me what's on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall and see for myself!|Blitzwing|"[[Triple Takeover]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Le Blitz''' ("The Blitz")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Villámszárny''' ("Lightning Wing")
:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Due''' ("Triplex Two")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Shǎn-tìen Yì''' (閃電翼, "Blitz Wing" or "Lightning Wing")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Shan Dian''' (閃電, "Blitz" or "Lightning")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'' only)
[[Image:G1 Blitzwing crushed season 2 intro.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Poor guy got crushed 49 times.]]
In an unknown battle, Blitzwing is crushed under the foot of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The damage looks extensive, but he is picked up by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and hauled away. {{storylink|The Transformers (cartoon)|Season 2 introduction}}

[[Image:GoldenLagoon BlitzwingWarpath.JPG|left|200px|thumb|LANDMASTERS!!!]]
Blitzwing appeared out of nowhere to join [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] forces on [[Earth]] in 1985, and was first seen on a mission to steal [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The [[Autobot|Autobots]] eventually arrived to halt their scheme, and Blitzwing got into a tank duel with [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Later adventures of Blitzwing included suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion just like everybody else {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}, then fighting Warpath again and coating himself in [[electrum]]. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

For someone as powerful as he is, Blitzwing does not have the best track record when it comes to decision-making. First, he and fellow [[Triple Changer]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] decided to do away with both Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and strike out on their own in search of fame, fortune, and energon. While this would normally be considered suicidal, the two Triple Changers somehow pulled it off and were free to finally do whatever it took to wipe out those pesky Autobots once and for all.

[[Image:TripleTakeover Blitzwing coach.jpg|right|200px|thumb|IMMA EAT CHOO!]]
The way they chose to do this, however, did not do much to inspire confidence in their abilities. While his partner went off to play with some trains, Blitzwing's personal strategy for victory was to kidnap a football coach under the mistaken impression that the human was some kind of master strategist. Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in on his plan, and used them to build a maze surrounding the entry to his base/stadium. To Blitzwing's credit, a lot of the Autobots crashed into each other, but soon, the Constructicons demanded a share of the leadership, and then Astrotrain arrived. All three were beaten so quickly by Megatron that it was almost embarrassing, and Blitzwing crept carefully back to the [[Decepticon]] ranks, hoping that nobody would remember what had happened. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Not long afterwards, Megatron was impressed by [[Lord Chumley]]'s Autobot-capturing skills, and sent Blitzwing and Astrotrain to negotiate a deal with the human. Shortly after arriving at Chumley's castle, Blitzwing got himself caught in a trap meant for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and Chumley captured both Triple Changers for getting in the way of his Autobot hunting. After all of his traps failed, Chumley released Blitzwing and Astrotrain as a last ditch attempt to capture Prime, but they just tried to stomp him to death before flying back home. {{storylink|Prime Target}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:TFTM KupBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Viagra.]]
Blitzwing was also present during [[Battle of Autobot City|the infamous assault]] on [[Autobot City]] in 2005, where he was at the head of the first attack. Together with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], he battled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] at [[Lookout Mountain]], a fight that did not go in his favour (Kup being surprisingly nimble for an old guy). Blitzwing is also shown participating in the general carnage at Autobot City a short time later, and is one of the several Decepticons who ran afoul of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Unlike his less fortunate comrades, Blitzwing was able to avoid getting run over, and even managed to shoot back a little before Prime beat him, which is more than most Decepticons expect when facing Optimus Prime. In fact, Blitzwing made it through the entire battle more or less intact, which meant he got to ride all the way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] without anyone trying to kick him out the back door when he wasn't looking. This is exactly what happened to Megatron, however, and Blitzwing's old desire for leadership blossomed back up as he joined in on the scuffle for leadership that followed. Ultimately Starscream was the winner, and Blitzwing attended his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on [[Chaar]] to bribe the [[Decepticon]] army with promises of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] and revenge, Blitzwing was the only one of his comrades to turn down their offers. He had met their kind before (or at least he thought they seemed familiar to him for [[Overcharge|''some'' reason]]) and did not trust them, though he could not remember why. Upon the triumphant return of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Blitzwing was the only Decepticon left to greet him. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFoD5 Blitzwings betrayal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's the look of absolute shock on Galvatron's face that sells this.]]
Later, during an assault on Cybertron, it was Blitzwing who discovered that the Quintessons were lying to Galvatron and plotting to destroy all Transformers (instead of just the Autobots, which Blitzwing had no problems with). He tried to report this to Galvatron, but when he could not convince the Decepticon leader, he turned to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] for help. Together, Blitzwing and Rodimus were able to stop the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] commando team that had infiltrated Cybertron. Galvatron, unfortunately, suspected that Blitzwing was trying to betray the Decepticons and steal the "[[Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]]" for himself and threw the Quintessons' [[Large switch|nullifying switch]], deactivating Transformers galaxy-wide until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] destroyed it. With the Quintessons' deception revealed, Galvatron attempted to renew hostilities with Rodimus, but Blitzwing drew his weapon and targeted Galvatron, stating that the battle was over for now. Seething, but seeing little alternative, Galvatron accepted and withdrew his forces from Cybertron, but banished Blitzwing from the Decepticon ranks forever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|In the original script for ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'', after Blitzwing's banishment, Rodimus extended his offer to Blitzwing a second time, and in this instance, he did not accept, but did not ''refuse'', saying that he would think about it. The later episode, "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" was originally written to feature Blitzwing, but was later re-written to be about the newest Decepticon Triple Changer, [[Octane]], although there is no explanation offered for why Octane is friendly with the Autobots. It would seem that this would have originally been Blitzwing following up on Rodimus' offer. Blitzwing would reappear briefly in several crowd scenes, such as "[[Fight or Flee]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]", likely as the result of carelessness in production. Then again. Galvatron did forgive Scourge for [[Ghost in the Machine|his]] [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|antics]]. Plus, Galvatron is pretty insane.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Blitzwing, Starscream and Megatron attacked the [[Japan]]ese city of [[Yokohama]], causing destruction using Megatron's "Super Megatron Gun" form. Warpath stood against them, but Blitzwing simply charged onwards, crushing the [[Mini Vehicle]] under his tracks. The Decepticons were eventually vanquished when [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] used his aerial manueverability to trick Blitzwing and Starscream to crash into their leader, followed by all three getting a "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] Double Cross Kick" to their backs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|Even though ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' was a sequel to the first three seasons of the original cartoon, Blitzwing was back in the ranks of the Decepticons, and with an almost regular presence, from the first to the last episode. This, however, would not be the most [[Prowl (G1)|inexplicable reappearance]] in the series.}}
[[Image:FourWarriors SunstreakerBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|If I blow up pretty boy here, then maybe Galvatron would forgive me. Or not...]]

In the year 2011, Blitzwing participated in an all-out Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was seen chasing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] around the planet until he took cover and Blitzwing crashed into a wall. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} He later helped Astrotrain, Octane and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s fight the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on Earth, but the Autobot team was really just distracting them so that [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] could sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} The three Triple Changers proceeded to help the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the [[Solar-1]] satellite {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and watch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

In a rare occasion of being separated from Astrotrain and Octane, Blitzwing was set with patrolling [[Chaar]]'s perimeter and guard it from intruders. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] snuck past him easily, only for Blitzwing to return and reveal that it was a trap. He took Chromedome for a spin before throwing him to Scorponok, who punched both Autobots back into space. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Blitzwing and Astrotrain were present in the climactic battle against the Autobots in the Arctic, and fled into space when it seemed like the Earth was going to be destroyed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Blitzwing was one of the most feared and deadly killers on Cybertron, and a specific target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. He'd have been killed in a [[Wrecker]]s ambush if Megatron hadn't abruptly called most of the gang to Earth. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

[[Image:Blitzwingg1mvl.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Dern rickets!]]
Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Octane were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on [[Earth]] via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Blitzwing and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was also infected, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and his friends managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Blitzwing and the Triple Changers hooked up with Ratbat and Shockwave full-time after that, operating out of the Decepticons' tropical island starship. At that time, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had left Earth, allowing the other Decepticons to launch increasingly brazen raids; it was the happiest time in Blitzwing's life. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} He was later part of a major offensive against the Autobots on the moon, when the crews of the Ark and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] all gathered together as one big target. Blitzwing's fortunes changed, however, when he came sword-to-sword with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] — it seems the [[energo-sword]] is mightier than the [[electron scimitar]]. Blitzwing was left in two pieces on the lunar landscape, and one can only assume his fellow Decepticons collected his pieces before fleeing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Still smarting from his last fight, Blitzwing eagerly rushed into battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons when conflict broke out between the two factions. Turnabout is fair play, as this time it was Blitzwing who cut an opponent in two, slicing through [[Horri-Bull]]'s mid-section. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Blitzwing was later destroyed in [[Buenos Aires]] along with the other Triple Changers as they tried to fight an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Blitzwing was loyal to Shockwave during the split in the Decepticon faction, a precursor to his [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|later career moves]]. At the [[Enclave]] between Megatron and Shockwave's troops, Blitzwing was seen talking to a Stunticon, and was later present during the huge melee initiated by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, having received insider information from a traitor in Megatron's camp, he joined Shockwave and the other Triple Changers in stealing an energon shipment right out from under Megatron himself, tossing the other Decepticon leader off a cliff in the process. {{storylink|Secrets}} ''

''After the Decepticon factions reunited, they staged a major strike on the Autobot Earthbase. Blitzwing joined [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Octane in an airstrike on the Autobot compound, but they were eventually driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, he and Astrotrain received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. While fending off the live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Blitzwing demanded to know how this could have happened. Octane finally relented and told his fellow Decepticons that he had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Blitzwing and Astrotrain left him to his fate in the combat zone. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2004, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain and Shockwave in an assault on Autobot City, but they were driven away when the rash and illogical [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] confused Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''

''When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] forced the Decepticons into an ill-advised assault on Autobase in 2008, Blitzwing was right there on the front lines, charging headlong into battle with... [[Grapple]]?!? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Uh, somehow he survived that terrifying encounter, and was present at the second major Decepticon offensive of 2008, acting as one of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s sub-commanders to ready his "team" for combat. Things turned ugly, however, when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident]] attack crafts ambushed the Decepticon on their way to Autobase. Amusingly enough, Blitzwing and his fellow Decepticons only survived because [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Autobots came to their rescue against the Quints. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
Blitzwing was seen shouting Decepticon battle slogans like "Rip!" and "Tear!" just before the [[Cybertronian Empire]] ripped and tore them a new one. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This probably didn't happen.]]
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was upgraded into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Blitzwing participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon]] where he demonstrated triple-changing abilities. He was at Shockwave's side when the latter declared victory in Iacon with only a few Autobots left to mop up, though Blitzwing and the other Decepticons did not have long to savor it - they were forced to retreat when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally-on-purpose destroyed the entire [[city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

[[Image:2 blitzwing dark ages.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This may have happened, but he probably didn't look like that.]]
After the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion, Blitzwing remained with Shockwave's Decepticon forces, but was captured and imprisoned by the Autobots as an experiment too dangerous to be set free. Due to some unique property of his [[spark]], Blitzwing was abducted from [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[the Fallen]] as part of the [[Unbinding]], and presumably released back to the Decepticons after the temporary truce that resulted from the Fallen's defeat. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:3 blitzwing micromasters.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This could have happened.]]
Following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Blitzwing served as Shockwave's lieutenant, overseeing the introduction of [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] into the Decepticon ranks. Shortly before the return of [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]], Blitzwing appeared to be undergoing some sort of mutation which Shockwave did not fully understand, but which was also affecting [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Shockwave wanted to analyze and concentrate this mutation but his plans were cut short by the arrival of the two Micromasters - Blitzwing was knocked offline by Skyhopper, while Skystalker turned Shockwave into a glove puppet. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

[[Image:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This almost certainly didn't.]]
At some point Blitzwing was reactivated and made his way to [[Earth]], where he was seen among the Decepticons captured and deactivated during [[Operation Liberation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}}

[[Image:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Did this happen?]]
Somehow he avoided becoming one of the Transformers recovered and controlled by [[Lazarus]], returning instead to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where he fell once more under Shockwave's command. During this time, Shockwave had unified the Autobots and Decepticons, and Blitzwing now served alongside his former enemies as part of a combined force. Alongside his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s, Blitzwing accompanied Shockwave to Earth to capture the renegade forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron and even managed to cause Megatron some damage before he was badly bent out of shape by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the battle that ensued.

While Shockwave returned to Cybertron with the captive ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crew, Blitzwing remained behind on Earth to assist [[Security Team Dion]] in apprehending the Autobots. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite his mutual antagonism with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|team's commander]], they managed to capture Prime's crew without incident, except when Blitzwing's goading of Optimus Prime caused him to smack the Triple Changer down. Blitzwing returned to Cybertron along with the prisoners aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked Shockwave's citadel Blitzwing crossed swords once more with Grimlock and though it was Ultra Magnus who took the Dinobot commander down, it was Blitzwing who made sure he ''stayed'' down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, during Optimus Prime's uprising of the Autobot resistance, Shockwave ordered Blitzwing to rally the troops and activate the defences. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Blitzwing subsequently joined Astrotrain on the front lines, and was about to take out that Autobrat [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] when he was pummelled into the ground by a rejuvenated Grimlock and thrown at an approaching [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Shockwave, Blitzwing, Astrotrain and the [[Conehead]]s went to ground in the Cybertronian wastelands, operating out of a hidden base. When their perimeter alarm was tripped by a reanimated [[Air Warrior]], Shockwave ordered Blitzwing and Astrotrain to investigate. The mindless drone was merely a distraction for a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] attack and though Astrotrain surrendered and agreed to serve Megatron, Blitzwing's loyalty to Shockwave proved too great - he resisted and the Predacons tore him to pieces. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:6 blitzwing route of all evil.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Eh, doesn't matter anymore.]]
His remains were then examined by an unknown Transformer. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Blitzwing's history in Dreamwave Comics was rather convoluted and contradictory. His appearance among the captured Decepticons on Earth in [[Prime Directive]] is at odds with his later appearances on Cybertron in [[War and Peace]] and [[Micromasters]]. Furthermore, his earliest chronological appearance in [[The War Within]] depicts him as a triple changer, while his appearances in [[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]] and Micromasters show him mutating into his triple changer form for the first time. The answers to these conundrums, and the identity of the being who examined his fallen form (though it was likely [[Sixshot]]) will remain forever unanswered, due to the bankruptcy and collapse of Dreamwave.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers'' comics continuity===
When [[Teletran 3]] sent a random selection of Transformers careening through the timeline, Blitzwing was one of the unfortunate victims. He was locked into the form of a private commuter jet in mid-70's [[San Francisco]] until a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] located him and slapped a [[disruption unit]] on him. Having no idea what the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] was going on, Blitzwing's first reaction was to attack the Autobots, only to be transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1}} Upon arrival, he was overpowered and tied up by the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2}} He was presumably saved when the Autobots were defeated and captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

After [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain, [[Sixshot]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Blitzwing is part of a Decepticon infiltration unit that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. In this continuity, Blitzwing appears to be a MiG-31. He is assigned along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to destroy all traces of the [[Nebraska]] operation, including [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Thus he was guarding the abandoned bunker when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and their human companions came to investigate it. Ratchet attempted to down him, but Blitzwing fired a direct shot from his tank-mode and then ran the doc right over. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}} Unfortunately, he and Skywarp were interrupted in their bombing when Megatron, both obviously unhurt and seriously pissed, erupted from the rubble. Blitzwing, giving up on apologies, tried to actually fight "the Big Meg". This didn't end well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5}}

Apparently, Megatron forgave Blitzwing for the attempted coup (after nearly destroying him in Nebraska), as he was seen working alongside the Decepticon leader in their Russian operation a few weeks later, his tank form playing a key role in the plot. He showed the power to cloak himself and had a chance to take out Optimus, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} but was blasted to bits by Optimus Prime's [[Roller]] drone. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}}

He and the other Decepticons crapped themselves when [[Sixshot]] was called in and realized Megatron was losing it, but didn't dare tell him that — and so went with Astrotrain's plan to bring back Starscream to do it for them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When the [[Reaper|Reapers]] attacked, Blitzwing gave Megatron a very lame report on what was going on and tried to cover for an absent Astrotrain, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} before joining the fight against the aliens. With Megatron now knowing they'd plotted behind his back, Blitzwing still optimistically tried to say "well, it all worked out, eh guys?" and might have been killed by Megatron if Starscream hadn't pointed out that Earth was now aware of them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

When the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth and planned to feed them to [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]] on Cybertron, Optimus Prime punched Blitzwing and stole his gun, which allowed him to seal the Space Bridge before the other Decepticons could follow. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}

One year later, Blitzwing participated in the massive Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], joining the other flying Decepticons in repelling an attack by human fighter jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} They then blew up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to prevent any humans from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} Blitzwing later approached Megatron in [[Israel]], worried about his leader going off on his own without any [[Mini-Cassette]]s to disrupt human missiles. Megatron replied that he needed some time alone, and that human weaponry was of no concern to him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} As the Decepticons returned to New York, Blitzwing witnessed Starscream incite a minor rebellion against Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} He then fought back against European jets and the Autobots who had returned from Cybertron onboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} The Decepticon forces were defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}, and Blitzwing and the others fled into space on Astrotrain. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

{{note|The events of ''Spotlight: Mirage'' possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}
Blitzwing accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], hunting down the last pockets of Autobot resistance. Blitzwing and Astrotrain both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in, but was swiftly defeated by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. He held Optimus Prime back when Mirage prepared to carry out Megatron's order to kill the Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, 1985/2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''43''', '''TFC-17'''
**''Accessories'': "Gyro-Blaster Rifle", "Electron Scimitar", 3 "Concussion Missiles"

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from robot mode to two different vehicle modes; a MIG-25 fighter jet or a Type-74 assault tank. He also vaguely resembles a Soviet T-55 in this mode, which would arguably be more in keeping with his MiG plane mode. Like most G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode, with only his arms being able to move up and down a little. Originally released in 1985, he was re-issued two decades later in [[Takara]]'s "bookbox" [[Transformers Collection]] series, despite being included in the instruction manual, the rub face decal was no where found on this version.
: All US versions had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakened. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms.

: This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and re-released in 2005 as [[Overcharge]], an [[e-Hobby]] exclusive.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Blitzwing''' (1986)

:[[Decoy]] Blitzwing is a small, purple, soft-rubber figure that came randomly packed with smaller carded toys.

===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Blitzwing (Animated)|German accent]] not included.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:A [[super-deformed]] Blitzwing sculpted holding his electron scimitar. He has articulation in his neck and shoulders and came in a two-pack with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:DBlitzFace.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No feet, no face, no service.]]
*Blitzwing's earliest [[Diaclone]] artwork had him with a somewhat odd faceless head. {{fact}}

* Blitzwing's [[Tech Spec]] [[Bio]] has a probable typographical error on it which gives him the function of "Ground and Air Commander" at a rank of ''six''. The actual function, which appears in other merchandise (such as the action cards) is "Ground and Air Commando".

*In the episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]" several of the Stunticons fit inside of Blitzwing in his jet mode in a similar way to how Decepticons usually go inside of Astrotrain in his shuttle mode. It would seem as though Blitzwing can mass shift to make his flying alternate mode large enough to fit other Decepticons the way that fellow Triple Changer Astrotrain often does.

[[Image:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The War Without?]]
*A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle scene from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in [[Transformers Generations]]) appears to depict (one of?) Blitzwing's original alt mode(s) as a double-barreled tank - a good decade and a half before he received a Cybertronian makeover in ''[[The War Within]]''.

*The opening sequence of Season 3 features a large row of identical tanks that look suspiciously identical to Blitzwing's tank mode, before zooming in on the barrel of one particular tank. The reason for this is unknown.

* For a very large portion of his time in the Dreamwave comics, Blitzwing was Grimlock's personal punching bag. Ouch.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm Blitzwing at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blitzwing Blitzwing's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Blitzwing (G1)

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:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}

[[Image:Blitzwingg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Blitzwing has no feet. Blitzwing needs no feet!"]]
'''Blitzwing''' is loud. He likes to think he has a sense of humor, but what he considers funny is, more often than not, offensively cruel. Obnoxious, belligerent, and nasty, he makes even his fellow Decepticons feel uneasy. His anti-social tendencies can relegate Blitzwing to an outsider status. Due to his social isolation, he's able to see the bigger picture; he can see when his teammates are being played by unseen forces. Of course, if he thinks the trap is amusing enough, he might just let it happen anyway.

{{bigquote|Tell me what's on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall and see for myself!|Blitzwing|"[[Triple Takeover]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Le Blitz''' ("The Blitz")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Villámszárny''' ("Lightning Wing")
:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Due''' ("Triplex Two")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Shǎn-tìen Yì''' (閃電翼, "Blitz Wing" or "Lightning Wing")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Shan Dian''' (閃電, "Blitz" or "Lightning")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'' only)
[[Image:G1 Blitzwing crushed season 2 intro.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Poor guy got crushed 49 times.]]
In an unknown battle, Blitzwing is crushed under the foot of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The damage looks extensive, but he is picked up by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and hauled away. {{storylink|The Transformers (cartoon)|Season 2 introduction}}

[[Image:GoldenLagoon BlitzwingWarpath.JPG|left|200px|thumb|LANDMASTERS!!!]]
Blitzwing appeared out of nowhere to join [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] forces on [[Earth]] in 1985, and was first seen on a mission to steal [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The [[Autobot|Autobots]] eventually arrived to halt their scheme, and Blitzwing got into a tank duel with [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Later adventures of Blitzwing included suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion just like everybody else {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}, then fighting Warpath again and coating himself in [[electrum]]. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

For someone as powerful as he is, Blitzwing does not have the best track record when it comes to decision-making. First, he and fellow [[Triple Changer]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] decided to do away with both Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and strike out on their own in search of fame, fortune, and energon. While this would normally be considered suicidal, the two Triple Changers somehow pulled it off and were free to finally do whatever it took to wipe out those pesky Autobots once and for all.

[[Image:TripleTakeover Blitzwing coach.jpg|right|200px|thumb|IMMA EAT CHOO!]]
The way they chose to do this, however, did not do much to inspire confidence in their abilities. While his partner went off to play with some trains, Blitzwing's personal strategy for victory was to kidnap a football coach under the mistaken impression that the human was some kind of master strategist. Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in on his plan, and used them to build a maze surrounding the entry to his base/stadium. To Blitzwing's credit, a lot of the Autobots crashed into each other, but soon, the Constructicons demanded a share of the leadership, and then Astrotrain arrived. All three were beaten so quickly by Megatron that it was almost embarrassing, and Blitzwing crept carefully back to the [[Decepticon]] ranks, hoping that nobody would remember what had happened. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Not long afterwards, Megatron was impressed by [[Lord Chumley]]'s Autobot-capturing skills, and sent Blitzwing and Astrotrain to negotiate a deal with the human. Shortly after arriving at Chumley's castle, Blitzwing got himself caught in a trap meant for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and Chumley captured both Triple Changers for getting in the way of his Autobot hunting. After all of his traps failed, Chumley released Blitzwing and Astrotrain as a last ditch attempt to capture Prime, but they just tried to stomp him to death before flying back home. {{storylink|Prime Target}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:TFTM KupBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Viagra.]]
Blitzwing was also present during [[Battle of Autobot City|the infamous assault]] on [[Autobot City]] in 2005, where he was at the head of the first attack. Together with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], he battled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] at [[Lookout Mountain]], a fight that did not go in his favour (Kup being surprisingly nimble for an old guy). Blitzwing is also shown participating in the general carnage at Autobot City a short time later, and is one of the several Decepticons who ran afoul of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Unlike his less fortunate comrades, Blitzwing was able to avoid getting run over, and even managed to shoot back a little before Prime beat him, which is more than most Decepticons expect when facing Optimus Prime. In fact, Blitzwing made it through the entire battle more or less intact, which meant he got to ride all the way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] without anyone trying to kick him out the back door when he wasn't looking. This is exactly what happened to Megatron, however, and Blitzwing's old desire for leadership blossomed back up as he joined in on the scuffle for leadership that followed. Ultimately Starscream was the winner, and Blitzwing attended his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on [[Chaar]] to bribe the [[Decepticon]] army with promises of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] and revenge, Blitzwing was the only one of his comrades to turn down their offers. He had met their kind before (or at least he thought they seemed familiar to him for [[Overcharge|''some'' reason]]) and did not trust them, though he could not remember why. Upon the triumphant return of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Blitzwing was the only Decepticon left to greet him. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFoD5 Blitzwings betrayal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's the look of absolute shock on Galvatron's face that sells this.]]
Later, during an assault on Cybertron, it was Blitzwing who discovered that the Quintessons were lying to Galvatron and plotting to destroy all Transformers (instead of just the Autobots, which Blitzwing had no problems with). He tried to report this to Galvatron, but when he could not convince the Decepticon leader, he turned to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] for help. Together, Blitzwing and Rodimus were able to stop the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] commando team that had infiltrated Cybertron. Galvatron, unfortunately, suspected that Blitzwing was trying to betray the Decepticons and steal the "[[Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]]" for himself and threw the Quintessons' [[Large switch|nullifying switch]], deactivating Transformers galaxy-wide until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] destroyed it. With the Quintessons' deception revealed, Galvatron attempted to renew hostilities with Rodimus, but Blitzwing drew his weapon and targeted Galvatron, stating that the battle was over for now. Seething, but seeing little alternative, Galvatron accepted and withdrew his forces from Cybertron, but banished Blitzwing from the Decepticon ranks forever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|In the original script for ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'', after Blitzwing's banishment, Rodimus extended his offer to Blitzwing a second time, and in this instance, he did not accept, but did not ''refuse'', saying that he would think about it. The later episode, "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" was originally written to feature Blitzwing, but was later re-written to be about the newest Decepticon Triple Changer, [[Octane]], although there is no explanation offered for why Octane is friendly with the Autobots. It would seem that this would have originally been Blitzwing following up on Rodimus' offer. Blitzwing would reappear briefly in several crowd scenes, such as "[[Fight or Flee]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]", likely as the result of carelessness in production. Then again. Galvatron did forgive Scourge for [[Ghost in the Machine|his]] [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|antics]]. Plus, Galvatron is pretty insane.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Blitzwing, Starscream and Megatron attacked the [[Japan]]ese city of [[Yokohama]], causing destruction using Megatron's "Super Megatron Gun" form. Warpath stood against them, but Blitzwing simply charged onwards, crushing the [[Mini Vehicle]] under his tracks. The Decepticons were eventually vanquished when [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] used his aerial manueverability to trick Blitzwing and Starscream to crash into their leader, followed by all three getting a "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] Double Cross Kick" to their backs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|Even though ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' was a sequel to the first three seasons of the original cartoon, Blitzwing was back in the ranks of the Decepticons, and with an almost regular presence, from the first to the last episode. This, however, would not be the most [[Prowl (G1)|inexplicable reappearance]] in the series.}}
[[Image:FourWarriors SunstreakerBlitzwing.jpg|left|200px|thumb|If I blow up pretty boy here, then maybe Galvatron would forgive me. Or not...]]

In the year 2011, Blitzwing participated in an all-out Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was seen chasing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] around the planet until he took cover and Blitzwing crashed into a wall. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} He later helped Astrotrain, Octane and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s fight the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on Earth, but the Autobot team was really just distracting them so that [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] could sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} The three Triple Changers proceeded to help the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the [[Solar-1]] satellite {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and watch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

In a rare occasion of being separated from Astrotrain and Octane, Blitzwing was set with patrolling [[Chaar]]'s perimeter and guard it from intruders. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] snuck past him easily, only for Blitzwing to return and reveal that it was a trap. He took Chromedome for a spin before throwing him to Scorponok, who punched both Autobots back into space. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Blitzwing and Astrotrain were present in the climactic battle against the Autobots in the Arctic, and fled into space when it seemed like the Earth was going to be destroyed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Blitzwing was one of the most feared and deadly killers on Cybertron, and a specific target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. He'd have been killed in a [[Wrecker]]s ambush if Megatron hadn't abruptly called most of the gang to Earth. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

[[Image:Blitzwingg1mvl.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Dern rickets!]]
Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Octane were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on [[Earth]] via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Blitzwing and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was also infected, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and his friends managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Blitzwing and the Triple Changers hooked up with Ratbat and Shockwave full-time after that, operating out of the Decepticons' tropical island starship. At that time, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had left Earth, allowing the other Decepticons to launch increasingly brazen raids; it was the happiest time in Blitzwing's life. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} He was later part of a major offensive against the Autobots on the moon, when the crews of the Ark and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] all gathered together as one big target. Blitzwing's fortunes changed, however, when he came sword-to-sword with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] — it seems the [[energo-sword]] is mightier than the [[electron scimitar]]. Blitzwing was left in two pieces on the lunar landscape, and one can only assume his fellow Decepticons collected his pieces before fleeing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Still smarting from his last fight, Blitzwing eagerly rushed into battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons when conflict broke out between the two factions. Turnabout is fair play, as this time it was Blitzwing who cut an opponent in two, slicing through [[Horri-Bull]]'s mid-section. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Blitzwing was later destroyed in [[Buenos Aires]] along with the other Triple Changers as they tried to fight an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Blitzwing was loyal to Shockwave during the split in the Decepticon faction, a precursor to his [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|later career moves]]. At the [[Enclave]] between Megatron and Shockwave's troops, Blitzwing was seen talking to a Stunticon, and was later present during the huge melee initiated by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, having received insider information from a traitor in Megatron's camp, he joined Shockwave and the other Triple Changers in stealing an energon shipment right out from under Megatron himself, tossing the other Decepticon leader off a cliff in the process. {{storylink|Secrets}} ''

''After the Decepticon factions reunited, they staged a major strike on the Autobot Earthbase. Blitzwing joined [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Octane in an airstrike on the Autobot compound, but they were eventually driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, he and Astrotrain received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. While fending off the live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Blitzwing demanded to know how this could have happened. Octane finally relented and told his fellow Decepticons that he had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Blitzwing and Astrotrain left him to his fate in the combat zone. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2004, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain and Shockwave in an assault on Autobot City, but they were driven away when the rash and illogical [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] confused Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''

''When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] forced the Decepticons into an ill-advised assault on Autobase in 2008, Blitzwing was right there on the front lines, charging headlong into battle with... [[Grapple]]?!? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Uh, somehow he survived that terrifying encounter, and was present at the second major Decepticon offensive of 2008, acting as one of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s sub-commanders to ready his "team" for combat. Things turned ugly, however, when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident]] attack crafts ambushed the Decepticon on their way to Autobase. Amusingly enough, Blitzwing and his fellow Decepticons only survived because [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Autobots came to their rescue against the Quints. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
Blitzwing was seen shouting Decepticon battle slogans like "Rip!" and "Tear!" just before the [[Cybertronian Empire]] ripped and tore them a new one. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This probably didn't happen.]]
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was upgraded into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Blitzwing participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon]] where he demonstrated triple-changing abilities. He was at Shockwave's side when the latter declared victory in Iacon with only a few Autobots left to mop up, though Blitzwing and the other Decepticons did not have long to savor it - they were forced to retreat when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally-on-purpose destroyed the entire [[city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

[[Image:2 blitzwing dark ages.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This may have happened, but he probably didn't look like that.]]
After the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion, Blitzwing remained with Shockwave's Decepticon forces, but was captured and imprisoned by the Autobots as an experiment too dangerous to be set free. Due to some unique property of his [[spark]], Blitzwing was abducted from [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[the Fallen]] as part of the [[Unbinding]], and presumably released back to the Decepticons after the temporary truce that resulted from the Fallen's defeat. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:3 blitzwing micromasters.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This could have happened.]]
Following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Blitzwing served as Shockwave's lieutenant, overseeing the introduction of [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] into the Decepticon ranks. Shortly before the return of [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]], Blitzwing appeared to be undergoing some sort of mutation which Shockwave did not fully understand, but which was also affecting [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Shockwave wanted to analyze and concentrate this mutation but his plans were cut short by the arrival of the two Micromasters - Blitzwing was knocked offline by Skyhopper, while Skystalker turned Shockwave into a glove puppet. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

[[Image:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This almost certainly didn't.]]
At some point Blitzwing was reactivated and made his way to [[Earth]], where he was seen among the Decepticons captured and deactivated during [[Operation Liberation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}}

[[Image:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Did this happen?]]
Somehow he avoided becoming one of the Transformers recovered and controlled by [[Lazarus]], returning instead to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where he fell once more under Shockwave's command. During this time, Shockwave had unified the Autobots and Decepticons, and Blitzwing now served alongside his former enemies as part of a combined force. Alongside his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s, Blitzwing accompanied Shockwave to Earth to capture the renegade forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron and even managed to cause Megatron some damage before he was badly bent out of shape by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the battle that ensued.

While Shockwave returned to Cybertron with the captive ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crew, Blitzwing remained behind on Earth to assist [[Security Team Dion]] in apprehending the Autobots. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite his mutual antagonism with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|team's commander]], they managed to capture Prime's crew without incident, except when Blitzwing's goading of Optimus Prime caused him to smack the Triple Changer down. Blitzwing returned to Cybertron along with the prisoners aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked Shockwave's citadel Blitzwing crossed swords once more with Grimlock and though it was Ultra Magnus who took the Dinobot commander down, it was Blitzwing who made sure he ''stayed'' down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, during Optimus Prime's uprising of the Autobot resistance, Shockwave ordered Blitzwing to rally the troops and activate the defences. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Blitzwing subsequently joined Astrotrain on the front lines, and was about to take out that Autobrat [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] when he was pummelled into the ground by a rejuvenated Grimlock and thrown at an approaching [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Shockwave, Blitzwing, Astrotrain and the [[Conehead]]s went to ground in the Cybertronian wastelands, operating out of a hidden base. When their perimeter alarm was tripped by a reanimated [[Air Warrior]], Shockwave ordered Blitzwing and Astrotrain to investigate. The mindless drone was merely a distraction for a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] attack and though Astrotrain surrendered and agreed to serve Megatron, Blitzwing's loyalty to Shockwave proved too great - he resisted and the Predacons tore him to pieces. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:6 blitzwing route of all evil.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Eh, doesn't matter anymore.]]
His remains were then examined by an unknown Transformer. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Blitzwing's history in Dreamwave Comics was rather convoluted and contradictory. His appearance among the captured Decepticons on Earth in [[Prime Directive]] is at odds with his later appearances on Cybertron in [[War and Peace]] and [[Micromasters]]. Furthermore, his earliest chronological appearance in [[The War Within]] depicts him as a triple changer, while his appearances in [[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]] and Micromasters show him mutating into his triple changer form for the first time. The answers to these conundrums, and the identity of the being who examined his fallen form (though it was likely [[Sixshot]]) will remain forever unanswered, due to the bankruptcy and collapse of Dreamwave.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers'' comics continuity===
When [[Teletran 3]] sent a random selection of Transformers careening through the timeline, Blitzwing was one of the unfortunate victims. He was locked into the form of a private commuter jet in mid-70's [[San Francisco]] until a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] located him and slapped a [[disruption unit]] on him. Having no idea what the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] was going on, Blitzwing's first reaction was to attack the Autobots, only to be transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1}} Upon arrival, he was overpowered and tied up by the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2}} He was presumably saved when the Autobots were defeated and captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

After [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain, [[Sixshot]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Blitzwing is part of a Decepticon infiltration unit that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. In this continuity, Blitzwing appears to be a MiG-31. He is assigned along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to destroy all traces of the [[Nebraska]] operation, including [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Thus he was guarding the abandoned bunker when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and their human companions came to investigate it. Ratchet attempted to down him, but Blitzwing fired a direct shot from his tank-mode and then ran the doc right over. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}} Unfortunately, he and Skywarp were interrupted in their bombing when Megatron, both obviously unhurt and seriously pissed, erupted from the rubble. Blitzwing, giving up on apologies, tried to actually fight "the Big Meg". This didn't end well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5}}

Apparently, Megatron forgave Blitzwing for the attempted coup (after nearly destroying him in Nebraska), as he was seen working alongside the Decepticon leader in their Russian operation a few weeks later, his tank form playing a key role in the plot. He showed the power to cloak himself and had a chance to take out Optimus, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} but was blasted to bits by Optimus Prime's [[Roller]] drone. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}}

He and the other Decepticons crapped themselves when [[Sixshot]] was called in and realized Megatron was losing it, but didn't dare tell him that — and so went with Astrotrain's plan to bring back Starscream to do it for them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When the [[Reaper|Reapers]] attacked, Blitzwing gave Megatron a very lame report on what was going on and tried to cover for an absent Astrotrain, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} before joining the fight against the aliens. With Megatron now knowing they'd plotted behind his back, Blitzwing still optimistically tried to say "well, it all worked out, eh guys?" and might have been killed by Megatron if Starscream hadn't pointed out that Earth was now aware of them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

When the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth and planned to feed them to [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]] on Cybertron, Optimus Prime punched Blitzwing and stole his gun, which allowed him to seal the Space Bridge before the other Decepticons could follow. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}

One year later, Blitzwing participated in the massive Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], joining the other flying Decepticons in repelling an attack by human fighter jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} They then blew up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to prevent any humans from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} Blitzwing later approached Megatron in [[Israel]], worried about his leader going off on his own without any [[Mini-Cassette]]s to disrupt human missiles. Megatron replied that he needed some time alone, and that human weaponry was of no concern to him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} As the Decepticons returned to New York, Blitzwing witnessed Starscream incite a minor rebellion against Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} He then fought back against European jets and the Autobots who had returned from Cybertron onboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} The Decepticon forces were defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}, and Blitzwing and the others fled into space on Astrotrain. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

{{note|The events of ''Spotlight: Mirage'' possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}
Blitzwing accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], hunting down the last pockets of Autobot resistance. Blitzwing and Astrotrain both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in, but was swiftly defeated by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. He held Optimus Prime back when Mirage prepared to carry out Megatron's order to kill the Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, 1985/2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''43''', '''TFC-17'''
**''Accessories'': "Gyro-Blaster Rifle", "Electron Scimitar", 3 "Concussion Missiles"

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from robot mode to two different vehicle modes; a MIG-25 fighter jet or a Type-74 assault tank (he also vaguely resembles a Soviet T-55, which would be slightly more in keeping with his MiG plane mode). Like most G1 toys, he has little or no articulation, with only his arms being able to move up and down a little. Originally released in 1985, he was re-issued two decades later in [[Takara]]'s "bookbox" [[Transformers Collection]] series, despite being included in the instruction manual, the rub face decal was no where found on this version.
: All US versions had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakened. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms.

: This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and re-released in 2005 as [[Overcharge]], an [[e-Hobby]] exclusive.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Blitzwing''' (1986)

:[[Decoy]] Blitzwing is a small, purple, soft-rubber figure that came randomly packed with smaller carded toys.

===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Blitzwing (Animated)|German accent]] not included.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:A [[super-deformed]] Blitzwing sculpted holding his electron scimitar. He has articulation in his neck and shoulders and came in a two-pack with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:DBlitzFace.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No feet, no face, no service.]]
*Blitzwing's earliest [[Diaclone]] artwork had him with a somewhat odd faceless head. {{fact}}

* Blitzwing's [[Tech Spec]] [[Bio]] has a probable typographical error on it which gives him the function of "Ground and Air Commander" at a rank of ''six''. The actual function, which appears in other merchandise (such as the action cards) is "Ground and Air Commando".

*In the episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]" several of the Stunticons fit inside of Blitzwing in his jet mode in a similar way to how Decepticons usually go inside of Astrotrain in his shuttle mode. It would seem as though Blitzwing can mass shift to make his flying alternate mode large enough to fit other Decepticons the way that fellow Triple Changer Astrotrain often does.

[[Image:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The War Without?]]
*A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle scene from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in [[Transformers Generations]]) appears to depict (one of?) Blitzwing's original alt mode(s) as a double-barreled tank - a good decade and a half before he received a Cybertronian makeover in ''[[The War Within]]''.

*The opening sequence of Season 3 features a large row of identical tanks that look suspiciously identical to Blitzwing's tank mode, before zooming in on the barrel of one particular tank. The reason for this is unknown.

* For a very large portion of his time in the Dreamwave comics, Blitzwing was Grimlock's personal punching bag. Ouch.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm Blitzwing at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blitzwing Blitzwing's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Barricade (Movie)

2009-11-14T19:49:13Z

213.46.45.62: /* IDW Transformers movie comics */

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{{disambig3|Barricade}}
:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]]. He is also known as '''N.B.E. 04'''.''

[[Image:MovieBarricade render1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I'm always the Bad Cop. And don't bother asking for the Good Cop. I killed him."]]

'''Barricade''' is apparently a complicated robot. He's considered "fractious" even by Decepticon standards, yet is willing to give [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] the benefit of the doubt and follow where he leads, at least for the time being. Though not totally dedicated to the service of the Decepticons' current leader, he is much more cautious and reserved about expressing mutinous dissent than say [[Blackout (Movie)|''most'']]. He believes that Starscream is vital in their search for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[All Spark]]. In many ways this makes him Starscream's closest ally in the naturally combative Decepticon ranks. Then again, it's been said that he likes to trick people into trusting him, just so he can see their reactions when they find out just how much of a bad idea it was.

If his attitude toward his fellow Decepticons is inconsistent, his attitude toward the [[Autobot|Autobots]] is not: kill them all. Barricade might not be as large as most of his peers, but he is every bit as deadly. He thoroughly relishes every chance in fighting the Autobots. He's smart enough to let one live if he thinks he or the Decepticons can use it to their advantage, but most of the time, they're dead before someone's even thought of a plan.

{{quote|Autobots, foul Autobots, here we come. Let our long war resume—and let it end here.
|Barricade, ''[[Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}

:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Pàn Gūan''' (叛官, "Treacherous Official")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Lu Zhang''' (路障, "Barricade" or "Roadblock")

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance3_BrawlCrankcaseBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|200px| The police, always willing to lend a hand...grappler...claw...whatever...]]

Many years in the past, Barricade was a member of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s defense forces, under the command of Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. After the discovery of a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]], unknown alien hostiles attacked Cybertron. Megatron ordered Barricade and Scorponok to preform recon. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1}} Following the battle, Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

Barricade was sent on a mission to capture science division leader (and thorn in Megatron's side) [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and eliminate his fellow scientists and the unwitting security team sent to arrest him. He and [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] observed [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] nailing the "traitors" with an explosive round, and he was eager to get into the fight. He was ordered back by the glory-hound [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but Barricade had the last laugh when the wily Optimus managed to bury the aerial forces under a mountain of rubble. After they were dug out, they all joined the rest of Megatron's new "Decepticon" faction. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

During the subsequent civil war, Barricade was one of the Decepticons under the command of Starscream at a battle outside of [[Tyger Pax]]. As they were mopping up the last remnants of Autobot resistance, Barricade amused himself by playing with the decapitated head of a fallen Autobot. When he saw the All Spark jettisoned into space, Barricade realized that Cybertron would soon die. Bonecrusher said to let it die, and he could join it. Barricade did not bring up the discussion again. {{storylink|Planetfall}}

Ordered by Megatron to follow Optimus Prime's ship, Starscream hastily assembled a crew to go after them. Barricade not-exactly-quietly questioned the need to hurry, as he thought Megatron would have captured the All Spark by now and would have take care of the Autobots in time. He also questioned Starscream's truthfulness. Unfortunately, he was overheard by Starscream and was chastised for his big mouth. While pursuing the ''Ark'', they were led into a trap and had to limp back to Cybertron for repairs. Once their ship was repaired, they continued on with their mission, landing on the [[Mars|fourth planet]] of the solar system where they detected the All Spark's trace energy pulse. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number One|The Reign of Starscream issue 1}}

The Decepticons landed in the [[Earth]] nation-state of Afghanistan. During their attack on a nearby [[United States Military|US Military]] installation, Barricade used a facade of friendliness to trick nearby human soldiers into lowering their guard, whereupon he slaughtered them at point-blank range. Later, he was almost hit by a localized EMP weapon from a human, but it instead hit his comrade [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]]. {{storylink|Planetfall}}

{{note|"Planetfall"'s depiction of Barricade's arrival on Earth in Afghanistan conflicts with IDW's own ''Prime Directive'' prequel comic, which implies he actually landed somewhere in North America, and it remains unexplained how the land-based Decepticons would later appear in America, given Blackout immediately leaves to attack [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|SOCCENT Qatar]] in this comic. However, this scene was later used in IDW's [[The Reign of Starscream]] movie sequel comic.}}

[[Image:Movie Barricade IDWprequel nowitnesses.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Christine... is that you?]]

The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. It is uncertain how he managed to scan what appears to be a 2006 model in 2003. Maybe he's just that good. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 4}}

Barricade tailed [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] outside of [[Denver]], [[Colorado]] as the Autobot was eluding [[Sector Seven]] while working on a new lead on the [[Witwicky|Witwickys]]. {{storylink|Interlude}} Unfortunately Bumblebee got wind of him and escaped. A new opportunity presented itself when Bumblebee was lured into a trap by Sector Seven; trouble was, the rest of Starscream's team had been lured as well. Barricade suggested that they let the Autobot go to see where he led them, which Starscream agreed to, but told Barricade to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 4}}

===''Transformers: Beginnings''===
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{{note|"Transformers: Beginnings" is a condensed, Flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Prime Directive (IDW)|Prime Directive]] Movie Prequel that is detailed above this section.}}

===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===
{{cleanup|May 2009|Needs expansion telling us of his adventures in the story, not a general description of what he's like in it.}}

Barricade acted as pilot and chief science officer for the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''. Through this he apparently possessed an impressive "mastery of physics", being very intelligent. He claimed to have chafed under Starscream's leadership, but was willing to tolerate him for the moment. Barricade spent most of his time rubbing everyone the wrong way and loving every minute of it. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once said that Barricade could be as dangerous as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===''Transformers'' (2007 film)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japan), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German)

[[Image:BarricadeVsSam.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Barricade negotiates an alternative to PayPal.]]

After being active on [[Earth]] for some time, Barricade arrived to pick up [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] after the smaller Decepticon's attempt to hack into and sabotage the United States military network on [[Air Force One]]. Using data Frenzy had acquired, the two learned of [[Sector Seven]], "Project Iceman", and [[Archibald Witwicky|Witwicky man]], the discoverer of the entombed [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The duo were able to use the internet to learn of both Witwicky man's descendants, [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]], and a pair of glasses that Megatron had accidentally marked with the location of the long-lost [[All Spark]]. Frenzy declared that they needed to find ladiesman217, and Barricade moved out in search of him.

[[Image:Movie Barricade defeat.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He got better.]]

Later, Barricade confronted ladiesman217 regarding his recent [[eBay]] auctions while the human was fleeing Bumblebee, whom the human mistakenly believed was out to harm him. Ladiesman217 fell for Barricade's ruse, and requested the "officer's" help, only for Barricade to transform before him. As ladiesman217 fled, Barricade knocked him onto the hood of an abandoned car, then violently demanded information on eBay item 21153. Ladiesman217 and his [[Mikaela Banes|female friend]], who had been drawn into the encounter, managed to escape him when Bumblebee convinced the boy to trust him, and Barricade pursued both the Autobot and two humans to a junkyard. After temporarily losing and then regaining their position, he charged into battle, activating his mace/rotating blade, and dispatched Frenzy to chase down the humans. However, his battle with Bumblebee ended with Barricade heavily damaged. Considering the fact that Frenzy was decapitated, he got off lucky.

[[Image:Decepticons highway.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Nope, nothing suspicious about this.]]

Evidently, though, he recovered, and was back to working order when Frenzy (who had survived and infiltrated Sector Seven) transmitted both Megatron and the All Spark's location to his fellow Decepticons. When the humans fled with the All Spark, Barricade joined in the pursuit along with [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]. Devastator soon broke off on an alternate route, while Barricade and Bonecrusher hit the freeway, making contact with the Autobot/human convoy. Barricade attempted to clear some room for the two Decepticons by activating his sirens; Bonecrusher simply rammed everything in his way. Ladiesman217 recognized Barricade, and warned that they were in danger. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] aligned to block their access to Bumblebee, who contained the humans and the All Spark. He was never seen again... {{storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

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===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
{{note|The following event is unique to the Titan Magazines continuity, and occurs nowhere else.}}

Barricade was killed in the <strike>[[Mission City]]</strike> [[Los Angeles]] battle and then resurrected as a zombie for a few minutes by Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

{{note|The following events occur in the Star Screams timeline.}}

Starscream would like to make Barricade his second-in-command. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|#16's Star Screams}}

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Barricade was part of two punitive Decepticon attacks: a raid on a supply convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} and a solo strike on Cincinnati, [[Ohio]] as part of a "Stop supporting Autobots OR ELSE!" campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

When Starscream started open warfare, he did indeed make Barricade was one of his generals. However, Barricade soon found himself bogged down in fighting [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] "New Decepticons". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Barricade and Starscream ROS issue 1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Elvis ain't dead!]]
During the motorway chase, Barricade attempted to close on Bumblebee, but was taken out by Ironhide, knocking him off the road and causing him to go offline. He was later reactivated by "Lord" Starscream, and suggested to his new leader that they should find [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number One|The Reign of Starscream issue 1}}

He remained on Earth, watching over a Sector Seven research base. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3}}

Barricade spied on the Autobots as they prepared to help [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] dispose of the Decepticons' bodies. He amplified the conversation and transmitted it to whoever was listening—and, as it turned out, Starscream, having returned from Cybertron to Mars, was ready and willing to answer. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1}}

When more Decepticons under [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] arrived on Earth, Barricade provided them with intelligence on which Autobots they were facing. He continued to plague the Autobots and the new [[NEST]] team, escaping each time. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4}}

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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Alliance'' comic.}}

After the traitorous businessman [[Bruno Carrera]] and Starscream had trapped Optimus Prime in the Colosseum in Rome, [[Italy]], Starscream turned the situation over to Barricade, who was more than delighted to see his old enemy in such a prone state. However, before he could strike the final blow, a bunch of [[human]]s began attacking, which wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't equipped with the scientific genius of [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]], in addition to [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] firing sabot rounds into him. He was about to stomp on the insects when Prime broke free of the trap and engaged him. Once the humans were clear, Optimus pulled a surprise move by jumping out of the pit and dumping rock on top of him.

Once he was buried, Optimus melted the top layer of rock, trapping Barricade long enough for the NEST team to defeat Starscream and take him in. Unfortunately, Barricade was nowhere to be found; instead, a passing crew working on the subway found a strange new tunnel, leading from the Colosseum to the center of a park. Whatever had dug the new passage overnight was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===Titan Magazines ROTF comic===

{{Note|The following details Barricade's tenure as letter-answerer on the Law and Disorder letters page.}}

[[Image:Lawanddisorder_barricade.jpg|left|300px|thumb|]]

With Starscream suffering a nervous breakdown, Barricade took control of the letters page; however, the Autobots dispatched [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to co-run it, much to the Decepticon's irritance. He shares Starscream's contempt for ''you'', the reader.

Relations appear to have broken down between the Decepticons and [[DreamWorks]], as they're back to targeting Bay et al for their propaganda films (after a brief [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)#Titan Magazines Transformers movie comics|alliance]] with the second film). Barricade personally enjoyed the scene in the first film when [[Mojo|a dog]] peed on Ironhide though! (#1) Barricade won't even work with the film's tie-in media, refusing to allow his likeness to be used in one of the ROTF video games. (#4)

He doesn't think much of Starscream's intelligence or ability to lead (a bit of a pisser when Starscream considered ''him'' to be 2IC material!), but ''much'' prefers him over Megatron. (#1) He once explained some of Megatron's flaws, only to get scared and state how he totally respects him ''really''. (#3)

He appears to be separated from the rest of the Decepticons, as his knowledge on their current status is spotty; while he knows [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] has turned traitor, he seemed unaware that [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] had been terminated. (#4) On top of that, he's shown signs of discontent with being a Decepticon: the long hours, the lousy food, the admin work... (#5)

Barricade has watched the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original 1980s cartoon]]. (#3)

He's got an eye for [[Female Transformer|the ladies]], making sure to flirt right back when one of them wrote into the letter's column looking to play "bad cop" with him. (#5)

He is fed up of Ironhide bringing up how Bumblebee kicked his arse, and is determined to get revenge on "that little yellow cretin"...

==Games==
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
Barricade was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Barricade immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee|Flight of the Bumblebee}}
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===Transformers The Game (console)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Keith David]]

====Autobot campaign====
Barricade was sent to Tranquility to hunt down Sam Witwicky and the glasses that held the location of the All Spark. He attempted to capture Sam and Mikaela outside their high school, but Bumblebee stepped in. The humans fled for the nearby baseball field with Barricade in pursuit, but Bumblebee beat him to them, protecting them while they ran away again. He followed them to the power plant, but was once again foiled by Bumblebee and sent packing.

Later, in [[Mission City]], Barricade made one last grab for the All Spark after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] had each fallen to the Autobots. However, he was once again intercepted by Bumblebee, and finally defeated for good. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

====Decepticon campaign====
Upon reaching Tranquility and choosing his alternate mode, Barricade attempted some recon, but encountered a squad of Autobot drones, a battle which spilled out to the local baseball field. Shortly afterwards, he was informed by Starscream that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had information they needed, but the diminutive Decepticon had been captured by [[Sector Seven]] agents. Barricade tracked them to the power plant, then hounded the agents across town in their highly resistant van, wrecking every building in his path until Frenzy was recovered.

Finally on the trail of Sam, he was stopped cold by Sam's protector Bumblebee. Barricade got the upper hand, but the Autobot led him on a chase that ended in [[Bay Demolition|Bay's Demolition]] lot, and an ambush courtesy of a lot of Autobot drones. Barricade overcame the odds, and hunted down Bumblebee once more, finally besting the Autobot and taking the glasses from Sam. Having located Megatron, Barricade relayed his findings to Starscream, who directed him to specific coordinates while coming to the aid of Bonecrusher and Brawl.

When the Decepticons converged on Mission City, Barricade was tasked with taking out the Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. He later stood in Megatron's presence after the All Spark had been recovered and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ordered the Earth to be destroyed before they left it on their way to conquering all of known space. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Keith David]]

====''Transformers: Autobots''====
When Bumblebee went to investigate the source of an image found on the internet, he found Barricade waiting for him. Barricade blew up a nearby car and took off, sending out messages on the police radio that Bumblebee was responsible. After failing to lose Bumblebee in spite of all of Tranquility's police force being after him, he engaged him in combat. Unable to defeat Bumblebee, he hastily retreated. Later on, he encountered Bumblebee and Optimus Prime as the two were leaving Hoover Dam. With a large helicopter Decepticon at his side, he demanded the All Spark from Prime, not even caring about the consequences. He was killed, but revealed to Prime he was merely a distraction while other Decepticons freed Megatron from his icy prison. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

====''Transformers: Decepticons''====
When the [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon Create-A-Bot]] arrived on Earth, his mentor, Starscream, directed him to rendezvous with Barricade, already active on the planet. Barricade was not enamored with the idea of a partner, feeling that the Create-A-Bot would only slow him down, but after putting the rookie through his paces, he permitted him to join him on his mission in the town of [[Tranquility]]. Barricade revealed to the Create-A-Bot what Starscream had not—that the signal which had brought the Decepticons to Earth had come from Megatron himself. The rookie dismissed Megatron as a relic, and was struck by Barricade for the insult. With some help from the rookie, Barricade discovered that the Autobot Bumblebee was already on Megatron's trail; Barricade pursued Bumblebee, defeated him in battle on the outskirts of Tranquility, and acquired the data he had gathered.

Now aware that the human military organization [[Sector Seven]] was holding Megatron, Barricade arranged for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to the Create-A-Bot to a [[Qatar]] military base, where they and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] hacked Sector Seven's databanks. The file they obtained was brought back to Barricade in Tranquility for deciphering, and revealed that Megatron was being held by Sector Seven in the [[Hoover Dam]]. The Create-A-Bot suggesting relaying this to Starscream, but Barricade loudly refuted the idea, happy that the impending resurrection of Megatron would mean that he would no longer have to serve under a cowardly, back-stabbing bureaucrat like Starscream. Swayed by Barricade's words, the rookie revealed a fact that Starscream had told only him—that the All Spark was also present on Earth. Shocked by the revelation, Barricade realized that Starscream had been scheming to acquire the All Spark for himself, to ensure that not even Megatron could remove him from power. With the rookie now turned from Starscream and on his side, Barricade was able to liberate Megatron from Sector Seven, and the Decepticons pursued the Autobots, now in possession of the All Spark, back to Tranquility. During the battle, Starscream finally claimed the All Spark from Bumblebee, and Barricade stood against him, intent on bringing him in for treason. Alas, the All Spark-powered Starscream destroyed Barricade, but with in death, Barricade proved to the Create-A-Bot what it truly meant to be a Decepticon. An interesting note: Barricade became one of the only Decepticons to transform while fighting in this game, and he was very effective at it. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

===''Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
Despite not appearing in [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the movie]], Barricade still appears in the Decepticons version of the DS game. He did a good deal of [[energon (fuel)|energon]] collection for [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and Starscream. Apparently, he also had the time to race [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] through a munitions factory, despite the ongoing war with the Autobots. Yeah. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:LegendsBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yes, he is movie-accurate.]]
* '''Barricade''' (Legends Class, 2007)
**''Japanese name:'' '''EZ Collection Barricade'''

: The smallest transforming version of the character, [[Legends Class|Legends]] Barricade features limited articulation and detail. In what could only be defined as an anomaly of physics, compared to the other Movie Legends, Barricade is quite close in appearance and transformation to the larger deluxe figure. Legends Barricade's instructions also overlook the fact that his grill can flip down to fill out his torso and raise his chest higher.

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[[Image:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Round up the usual suspects.]]
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A Toys'R'Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and Barricade.

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[[Image:Movie Legends CliffjumperBarricade toys.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's Redeco versus Redeco—I'm putting my money on Redeco.]]
*'''Cliffjumper vs. Recon Barricade''' (Legends Allspark Battles multi-pack, 2007)

: Released as part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' refresh of the ''Movie'' toyline, Legends class Recon Barricade is a redeco of the regular Legends class Barricade in a paint scheme based upon the Deluxe class Recon Barricade. Yes. He comes packed with Legends class [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], itself a repaint of Legends class Bumblebee.

*'''Recon Barricade''' (Legends, 2008)

: An individually packaged release of the Legends class toy, released within Europe.

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Movie DeluxeBarricade toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The secret love child of [[Blackjack]] and [[Stakeout]].]]
* '''Barricade''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MD-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure

:Barricade transforms into an accurate [[wikipedia:Saleen|Saleen S281 Police Cruiser]]. As with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|MOST]] deluxe-class cars in the ''Movie'' line, he features clear windows for his windshield and doors, but oddly his rear window is opaque black plastic. Stored inside the engine bay, behind the car's ram bar is a mini-figure [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] disguised as Barricade's grill. We say mini, but Frenzy would be about six feet tall, scale wise.

: In robot mode, Barricade quite faithfully reproduces the CGI design, though his chest cannot deform to the same extent. He features a reasonable amount of articulation with ball joints for his shoulders and upper legs, ratcheting and swivels for his elbows and double-jointed knees (although the knees make it difficult to properly align the upper and lower portions of his legs). Barricade has no neck joint as the two car hood halves slot into place between the bottom of the head and the plate on which it sits. Barricade does not have any [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] [[gimmick]] to speak of; in its place is a spring-loaded extending "punching" attack on his left arm.

: As with almost all Transformers toys issued over the last few years, a few of his transformation quirks are undocumented; in robot mode front wheel panels on his shoulders are ball-jointed, allowing one to position them in a manner similar to what is seen in the movie renders. Additionally, the sections that become his claws (apart from the thumb hinge) can swing up slightly to make themselves more pronounced, and spikes on the top of his feet can be swung up.

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[[Image:Bumblebee Barricade deluxeboxset.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mullethead vs. Cop]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter''' (Wal*Mart exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure

: This Wal*Mart exclusive battle pack contains the deluxe-class Barricade and the 1974 Camaro deluxe-class [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] figures, based upon their confrontation as seen in the movie. The box features a diorama-style background from a movie scene, but toys themselves are unchanged from their original carded releases.

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[[Image:ReconBarricade.jpg|right|255px|thumb|Barricade escaped by disguising himself as [[Prowl (Energon)|''Energon'' Prowl]].]]
*'''Recon Barricade''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure

: A [[redeco]] of the normal Deluxe Barricade toy, this time in a "local security" blue and gray pattern. All the [[Gimmick|gimmicks]] remain the same, including his little pal [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who is now colored more [[FIRRIB|G1-accurate]] (as well as [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] colored eyes not seen on any other Frenzy toy).

: Recon Barricade's license plate reads "SAGE2764", a reference to the screenname of a member of a Chinese newsgroup used by [[Joe Kyde]] (who would later design the deco for Recon Barricade) to disseminate [http://tformers.com/Unknown-Megatron-Drawing-Possible-Movie-Design/6030/news.html hoax information] for a thesis project.

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[[Image:Movie ScreenBattles FirstEncounter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Which one of these is different from the others? Go ahead, guess!]]
*'''First Encounter''' (Screen Battles, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Sam Witwicky figure, Mikaela figure and Frenzy figure

: This Screen Battles pack features a largely unchanged Deluxe class Barricade figure. The only real difference is the Frenzy mini-figure, which is now cast entirely in black plastic, sports ''no'' paint applications and is supposed to be stuck permanently inside Barricade's chest thanks to a new, additional piece of plastic (as a matter of fact, the Frenzy figure is also neither advertised on the packaging nor depicted in the instructions).

:This only applies to the Hasbro version, however—TakaraTomy's Japanese release of the pack features a Barricade that is identical to the single pack version, including an easily removable Frenzy figurine cast in grey plastic with painted red eyes.

:The pack also comes with non-posable figurines of Sam Witwicky in a running pose, Frenzy menacing [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] holding the power saw she uses to attack Frenzy. The set is packaged in a special window box with a diorama depicting the battle between Barricade and Bumblebee.

:According to details listed in an official checklist on Hasbro's website<ref name="checklist">[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Collectors/Checklist Hasbro Transformers Collectors Checklist]</ref>, this pack was originally supposed to feature Sam with a bike, and Mikaela with a Scooter.

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[[Image:Movie-toy_AllSparkBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''All Spark-Enhanced Barricade''' (Target Exclusive Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure

: This Target exclusive features the Deluxe Class Barricade in unique cylindrical packaging, with the only difference from his standard release being that key robot mode parts are highlighted by the 'All Spark Blue' color for no other reason than [[to sell toys]]. Interestingly, in what can only be explained as an "''answer''" to Recon Barricade's blue [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], ''this'' release's Frenzy is cast in red plastic with a minor black color application to the chest area, making him now resemble [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. Thanks to Hasbro, the debate [[FIRRIB|continues]]...

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[[Image:Movie Deluxe PremiumBarricade.JPG|right|250px|thumb|I thought the Makeup Department would never get their butts in gear!]]
*'''Barricade''' (Deluxe Class "Premium Series", 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure

: ''This'' version of Deluxe Barricade features a slightly more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] deco, with additional "911" markings that were missing on earlier releases. However, confusingly his windows have a frosted paint deco applied to them for no apparent reason, other than to make the toy look 'different'.

:Unlike some earlier "Premium Series" toys, Barricade was available at general retail.

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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:FABBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wait, how's this "yo-yo" thing work again?]]
* '''Blade Shield Barricade''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)

: Fast Action Battlers Barricade is similar to the regular Deluxe class toy. However, the details are simplified, and the proportions in both vehicle mode and robot mode are less realistic, generally skewed towards are more stylised and exaggerated appearance. Instead of the punching hand gimmick seen on the Deluxe class toy, FAB Barricade's left arm features a flip out arm extension with a shield made out of blades based on his spinning blades from the Movie.

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====Cyber Slammers====
[[Image:Barricade-CS.jpg|right|255px|thumb|Awwwwwww. Bawwicade's so cute, he'll kill us all!]]
* '''Barricade''' (Cyber Slammers, 2007)

:Cyber Slammers Barricade is an ''amazingly cute'' Saleen S281 police car that transforms into an amazingly cute treacherous Decepticon pretending to be a cop. 'Slam' his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along for a while, then pops back up into robot mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Barricade manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

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[[Image:Movie CyberSlammers PatrolBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Cute evil, now in Blue!]]
*'''Patrol Barricade''' (Cyber Slammers, 2008)

: This adorable, pudgy version of Barricade's car mode zips forward with a little motor. The robot mode Patrol Barricade pops up after a little while, rolling along. So cute! The colors are similar to Recon Barricade, but oddly enough, the scheme is different, and the markings are for a sheriff's car.

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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:Movie RobotReplica Barricade.jpg|right|150px|thumb|SOMEone spent a little too much time in the bathtub...]]
* '''Barricade''' (Robot Replica, 2007)

: A non-transforming action figure, [[Robot Replicas]] Barricade hews much closer to the CGI model of the character (albeit wrong paint job). With joints similar to the [[Revoltech]] series, he is also more posable than his transforming counterpart, plus features replacement arms that feature his "blender-blade tires" alternate hands briefly seen in the movie.

:Barricade's shoulders/upper arms and shins (including the feet) are incorrectly assembled as compared to the CG design used for the [[Transformers (2007)|movie]]. This can easily be fixed due to the interchangability of the Robot Replica limbs. (Although the CG design raises the question how exactly his transformation in the movie is supposed to work. The markings on the arms are located on opposite sides of the body as compared to the vehicle mode.)

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====Micro IR Transformers Cars====
[[Image:Movie Barricade MicroIR.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Weirdest police gun we've ever seen!]]
* '''Barricade''' (2007)

: Made under license by [[RadioShack]]. Three-function infrared remote, in Barricade's signature colors, gives you control of the car with forward and reverse turn movement. More than just a vehicle styled after the Movie character, the car also transforms to robot mode. The transformation is very reminiscent of the Generation 2 [[Gobots (G2)|Gobots]], but the toy is an entirely new mould.

:The top of the gun-shaped IR remote serves as a storage point for Barricade, but the remote can't stand freely so it's nearly useless for display. The tip of the gun's barrel can also be unscrewed to reveal a ballpoint pen, which... wait... what? It's actually just a pen cartridge which sorta hangs freely and is difficult to use for writing, because you have to hold it and support the entire gun's weight while you do.

:Each of the Micro IR toys comes with a generic instructions sheet printed in black and white and showing the transformation for all three toys.

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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Deluxe Class Toys====
*'''Interrogator Barricade''' (2009)
[[Image:Interrogator Barricade ROTF deluxe toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Comes with NIPPLE ARMS!]]
:This retool of 2007's Barricade was first officially revealed on Walmart's website <ref>[http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10973094 Interrogator Barricade listing and image at Walmart.com]</ref>. He has the vehicle mode tool arms he used to threaten Sam Witwicky in the first movie, which take the place of Frenzy from the first toy. Surprisingly, his deco seems to be ''exactly the same'' as the original toy, ignoring the Premium Series update.

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====Human Alliance====
*'''Barricade with Frenzy''' (2009)
[[Image:ROTF_HumanAlliance_Barricade%26Frenzy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
:[[Human Alliance]] Barricade was first revealed during Hasbro's panel at [[BotCon 2009]] and comes with [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].
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====Gravity Bots====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_GravityBots_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Barricade''' (2010)
:[[Gravity Bot]] Barricade is a cute, blocky little toy that [[Autotransformation|autotransforms]] in a really neat fashion using gravity.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers 3D Battle Card Game===
*'''Barricade''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
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:His card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].

===Transformers (2007)===
====XMODS® Evolution Transformers====
* '''Barricade''' (2007)
**''Model Number'': '''60-185'''

[[Image:Movie Barricade XMODS.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Don't you think about pissing me off, or I'll turn you into a pancake.]]
[[Image:Movie Barricade XMODS weapons.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Look into my pokey eyes and see the future...]]
:Barricade is one of the first Transformers characters to be licensed by [[RadioShack]] from [[Hasbro]] and [[DreamWorks]] for their XMODS Evolution line of radio control cars. "The maximum in modification", Barricade is a base kit that can be upgraded with '''XMODS® Evolution Weapons and Light Kit for Barricade™''' a weapons and light kit featuring the weapons/manipulators he uses in the film and rocket launchers that were cut from the film (''Model Number'': '''600-barricade3'''), as well as any of the optional motor upgrades, body kits, steering and suspension upgrades, and more available for the brand.

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====ZipZaps® Micro RC====
* '''Barricade''' (2007)
**''Model Number'': '''6000181'''

[[Image:Movie Barricade ZipZap.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oooh...scary!]]
:Barricade is also one of the first Transformers characters licensed by RadioShack for their ZipZaps line of pocket-size radio control cars. As a ZipZap, Barricade can be customized, trimmed, and tuned with any other accessories available for the brand. He has working headlights and requires four "AAA" batteries for the charger.

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====Unleashed====
*'''Blackout and Barricade''' (2008)

[[Image:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds BlackoutBarricade.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Invading Australasia NOW!]]
: The Blackout and Barricade turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters in both robot mode emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys.) The 'turnaround' aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Decepticon sigil instead.

: This product's release was cancelled for the US market, but was released in Australia and in Asia.

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====Basic Fun====
*'''Barricade''' (Figural keychain assortment, 2007)

: Produced by [[Basic Fun]], this keychain is a likeness of Barricade's robot mode with articulated arms, legs, head, waist, and a keyring sticking out of his ass.

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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[Image:Movie Barricade screencleaner.jpg|right|97px|thumb|To polish and clean up.]]
*'''Barricade''' (2008)

:Released by Tomy Yujin on January 2008<ref name="TomyYujin">[http://www.gachausa.com/products/transformers.asp Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ref>, this dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Barricade printed on the other side.

===Revenge of the Fallen===
====RPMs—Robot Powered Machines====
=====Battle Series=====
*'''Bumblebee (Camaro Concept) Vs. Barricade''' (2009)
*''Number:''

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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Movie RobotHeroes BumblebeevsBarricade.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Just about the only fiction-accurate RH pack. Ever.]]
* '''Bumblebee vs. Barricade''' (2007)

:The first Robot Heroes version of Barricade, he's sculpted in a bit of a hunched, thuggish crouch. He has the standard Robot Heroes articulation: Both shoulders swivel, and his head rotates.

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[[Image:Movie RobotHeroes BarricadeVsOptimusPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fast as fast can be, you can never catch me.]]
* '''Barricade vs. Optimus''' (2008)

:This ''Robot Heroes'' pack features Barricade in a running/attacking pose, and Optimus Prime posed as he was in the Movie as he awaited Bonecrusher's attack. This version of Barricade only has articulation at the shoulders, and oddly enough has his shoulder pylons attached to his torso, as opposed to his arms.

[[Image:Ratchet_and_barricade_robot_heroes.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

*'''Ratchet vs Barricade''' (2009)
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==Second Life avatars==
There is a full replica of the Sector Seven base which contains a giant discussion room where Michael Bay held a question board in Second Life. This room contains a giant frozen Megatron replica and free avatars of both Bumblebee and Barricade. Both freebees are non-transforming. However, some sellers have created a transforming version.

==Trivia==
[[Image:Movie Barricade finalappearance.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Barricade pulls everyone over for ''driving on the wrong side of the road.'']]

* Barricade's disappearance from the film is puzzling. It appears he was originally meant to be destroyed, as both the novel and comic adaptations of the movie depict his destruction by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had both destroyed Bonecrusher and was delayed in joining the humans and fellow Autobots. (Alternatively the children's chapter book adaptation of the film ''[[The Transformers Quest for the Allspark]]'' describes Barricade as being destroyed by the US military.) Regardless, in the movie proper, Barricade simply does not appear again after Bonecrusher transforms. At the time, his fate caused a great deal of speculation. Since then, however, he has appeared in ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]'', ''[[Alliance (comic)|Alliance]]'', and ''[[Tales of the Fallen]]'', although it remains to be seen whether he'll reappear in the movies proper.

[[Image:Barricade-comicsadaptation-death.jpg|right|200px|thumb|F*** tha poh-leece!]]
*Writer [[Roberto Orci]] stated in a message board Q&A session that Barricade's disappearance from the remainder of the film is a "thread for Movie 2".<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384946&postcount=33 Roberto Orci on Barricade's fate in the movie, at the official movie boards]</ref> Two years later, he stated that he honestly couldn't remember the reason why Barricade didn't show up in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even though it was considered having him return.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Orci's Q&A at TFW2005]</ref>

* An early version of the script featured Barricade and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] as one and the same character, named "[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]". He would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters (rather than Air Force One) in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape.<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref>

*[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] was originally part of the Autobot line up for the movie, but was removed, as the writers loved the perverse idea of Barricade becoming a police car. This represents quite a step within any/all Transformers continuities, as a Decepticon has never before taken on a form (most) humans could so easily "trust", in a sense. Sorry, Prowl, better luck [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|next time]].

*An early working name for Barricade was "Brawl"<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref>, which was later given to [[Brawl (Movie)|another movie character]] (but not in the movie itself).

* Early concept art for Barricade<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> also suggests that he was originally going to transform into a white and black Crown Victoria (somewhat akin to Prowl's original G1 color scheme). Hasbro, continuing to capitalize on unused concepts/ideas, had Recon Barricade's redeco vaguely mirror the Vic's deco.

[[Image:Movie2007 Barricade carweapon.jpg|thumb|200px|]]

* During the rather truncated chase scene between Barricade and Bumblebee in the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie, Barricade was to deploy some serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. Though these weapons were constructed and fitted to one of the Barricade prop vehicles, this scene was ultimately cut, explaining the abrupt shift to night time at the conclusion of the chase. Until artist [[Sean Haworth]] uploaded a photo of the weapon prop onto his website, the only official proof of the existence of these weapons was page 12 of IDW Publishing's [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number Two|Movie Adaptation issue 2]] and the RadioShack ''XMODS® Evolution'' Barricade radio control car's weapons and light uppgrade kit.

* The [http://www.saleen.com/transformers.htm promotional Saleen S281E cars] that appeared at events and premieres featured the slogan "Power in the hands of a few" rather than the "To punish and enslave" motto, as well as Saleen decals rather than the Decepticon decals seen in the movie. Hmmm...

* The [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] ''[[Prime Directive]]'' Prequel ''seems'' to contradict the very existence of his alternate mode, since the Decepticons were depicted as having come to Earth in 2003, yet his alternate mode is a 2006 model car. However, a little-known fact is that the Mustang design that would eventually be the 2006 model debuted sometime in 2003, with police car modifications showing up in car shows not long after. It could very well be that, similar to when/how Jazz scanned a Solstice in a dealership late at night, Barricade scanned a Police Mustang in one such car show display after-hours, explaining why there were "no witnesses" after he assumed this form ''and'' why his police deco has no state or city markings/I.D.

*In an act of both love for his child and extreme fanwank, Jessie Vigil from New Mexico turned his own Ford Mustang into a homage of Barricade's alt-mode, right down to Decepticon symbol and the sinister twist on the LAPD motto. Though this has brought the ire of the New Mexico police upon him, let's just concentrate on the fact of how insanely cool this is. His kid is one lucky ''Transformers'' fan.

*A common misconception among fans is that Barricade's Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. '''This is not true.''' In fact, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than ''two months'' before principal shooting for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref>

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Barricade/barricade.htm Barricade at TFU.info]

==Footnotes==
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Megatron (Armada)

2009-11-14T19:45:44Z

213.46.45.62: /* Armada */

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: ''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]]. When in his powered-up forms, he is known as '''Galvatron'''.''

[[Image:Megatronut.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sorry, Hot Shot, no JaAm for you!.]]
'''Megatron''' is not content with conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When he learns of some power greater than his own, he does not attempt to merely defeat it. He will subjugate it, bend it to his will, carve up its corpse and integrate its power into himself. Megatron demands complete submission from those around him. Any opposition is savagely crushed, any insubordination violently punished. He is a monster in every sense of the word. Megatron tempers this barbarism with regal militaristic formality. He calls his closest troops "gentlemen." He speaks politely and intelligently. He makes it perfectly clear that he is completely cognizant of his madness.

Megatron's only weakness is his obsession with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. No matter how much power he attains, his final, glorious battle must be against him. On the occasions Prime has seemingly been destroyed, Megatron has sunk into a deep depression. Once Optimus Prime is gone, there may be no further challenges in this universe.

:''Japanese ''Micron Legend'' name (Galvatron)'': '''Megatron Super Mode''' 
:''Japanese ''Super Link'' name'': '''Galvatron''' / '''Galvatron G''' 
:''Japanese ''Galaxy Force'' name'': '''Master Megatron / Master Galvatron'''
::''When combined with [[Nemesis Breaker|Dark Ligerjack]]'': '''Liger Megatron'''

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
[[Image:DWArmada2_Megatronlaughing.jpg|thumb|left|250px| Megatron? Evil? But he's always such a jolly fellow!]]
One million years ago, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was at relative peace. Most Transformers were nothing more than citizens of the planet, the [[Autobot]] army simply guarded the majestic [[Cyber City]], and no one had heard of "Decepticons." The standard-sized Transformers lived alongside villages of the smaller-sized [[Mini-Con]]s, and all of them were caught unawares by the sudden rise of Megatron. He and his soldiers came seemingly out of nowhere, sweeping through Mini-Con villages and performing horrible experiments on the diminutive Transformers. The Decepticons had discovered how to rewire Mini-Cons to interface with them, [[Powerlinx|drawing power]] from their new slaves. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1}}

After capturing all but [[Sparkplug (Armada)|a]] [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team|handful]] of Mini-Cons, Megatron and his enhanced troops assaulted Cyber City, defeating the Autobots in a single battle. But while Optimus Prime's forces retreated, the rogue Mini-Cons infiltrated Decepticon headquarters and spirited all of their imprisoned brethren away in a [[Exodus (Armada)|spaceship]]. To Megatron's great consternation, the ship fled from Cybertron to [[Earth|parts unknown]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2}}

Despite this loss, the Decepticons still held the power of the Mini-Cons they had been using in the battle of Cyber City, and this gave them continual combat superiority. Cybertron was completely unprepared for Megatron's assault; thousands of citizens submitted themselves to slavery. Megatron's rule brought chaos and injustice, and while the Autobots never gave up their fight, they had to resort to guerrilla tactics from underground bases. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}}

At some point, Prime would recall having heard about Megatron for the first time while he (Prime) was still in [[Cybertronian Military Academy|military academy]]. Prime said that the rumors surrounding Megatron were positive: that he was an unbeatable warrior with an unrivalled intellect. But Megatron soon turned his abilities against the Cybertronian governments, raising the Decepticon army in a march of conquest. After Prime's first field mission, he witnessed Megatron's ruthlessness in the form of a devastated energon refinery filled with the dead and dying. Prime claimed that this experience cemented his desire to defeat Megatron at all costs. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada}}

{{note|Prime's story appears incongruous with the known progress of the Mini-Con enslavement, which happened after Prime had ascended to a command position. As the Mini-Con villages fell, everyone seemed completely in the dark about who Megatron and the Decepticons were, and they were shocked by the idea of a war being declared. There is no known reason for Prime to have lied about his memories, but since he may have made those statements even a million years after the fact, perhaps allowances can be made for false recollections.}}

[[Image:DWArmada4_Megatrontank.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

Over the next million years, the Mini-Con empowered Decepticons steadily conquered the planet. Concerned that the conflict could escalate and put other worlds at risk, the [[Universal Peacekeeping Committee]] sent the famed mediator [[Fflaxl]] to the relatively unknown Transformer homeworld in an attempt to settle the dispute between the Autobot and Decepticon "tribes" peacefully. However, just as he arrived, Megatron and Optimus Prime were in the midst of a battle, and Optimus Prime was sent flying, eventually landing on [[Bix]], Fflaxl's bodyguard. The diplomat, seeing the scale of the war and its participants, decided that some conflicts were best left untouched and that everything would work out in the end. {{storylink|Armada Preview}}

The situation changed drastically when when [[Rad White|some]] [[Alexis|human]] [[Carlos Lopez|children]] stumbled upon the crashed Mini-Con ship on the distant world of [[Earth]] and activated a distress beacon. The Decepticons, controlling Cybertron's communications satellites, intercepted the signal and mounted a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] assault on Earth. Meanwhile, the Autobots, having hacked into the communications system, also saw the signal and made a spacebridge trip of their own. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}} Megatron thinking nothing of rampaging across an inhabited planet that had nothing to do with the Cybertronian civil war, attacked Sparkplug's group and their new human friends in [[Science City]], declaring that for escaping his grasp, he would not simply rewire them for powerlinking, he would take them apart piece by piece. Fortunately, the Mini-Cons and the children inadvertently led the Decepticons to an Autobot ambush, and the two forces inevitably clashed. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4}} Megatron was furious that Prime had still refused to bow down to him despite all the losses the Autobots had suffered, and arrogantly powerlinked with all the Mini-Cons the Decepticons had at their disposal, leaving his lieutenants vulnerable. He was forced to retreat when newly-reactivated Mini-Cons came to the rescue and powered up the Autobots. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5}}

[[Image:DWArmada10_Megatrontrytryagain.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]

Megatron, however, was undeterred by the Mini-Cons' newfound resistance. In addition to the Mini-Cons he had maintained lordship over for millennia, Megatron also gained control of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team|Air Defense Team]], reconfigured them and warped them into the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Dark Saber]] sword. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6}} Gloating over his newfound power, Megatron lead an attack on [[Lincoln]], [[South Dakota]] to draw the Autobots out of [[Autobase (Armada)|Autobase: Earth]], but but was unable to effectively wield it, partly became his own Mini-Con [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] wasn't giving him enough power to control it, and he lacked respect for the sword's power. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7}} Soon after, all activated Mini-Cons on Earth were "summoned" by a myterious obelisk that landed in [[Tranquility, Kansas|Tranquility]], [[Kansas]], and the Decepticons followed, intending to scoop up all the known Mini-Cons in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, they were prevented from doing so when the Mini-Cons entered the obelisk and it launched itself to Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}} Piecing together what little they knew, Megatron realised that the Mini-Cons must have been taken away by a previously-unknown Mini-Con rebel group. Salivating at the sheer amount of Mini-Cons on Earth's natural satellite, Megatron called upon [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to bring a set of booster packs from Cybertron so he could lead an assault. However, in his haste, Megatron was unprepared for impressive defenses the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] had erected on their new home and was forced to regroup on the dark side of the Moon. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}} Realizing a frontal assault would not win this battle, Megatron had drilling equipment brought up and simply drilled his way into the Mini-Con rebel base. While he defended himself from Mini-Con counter attacks he sent his personal Mini-Con [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] ahead to deactivate the moon base's various defenses, a decision he would come to regret. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}} By relying on his much-abused Mini-Con slave for coordination and information in his attempt to seize the escaping Mini-Con rebels, he gave Leader-1 the means to seal him in a security room and almost torture him to death. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}

[[Image:DWArmada13_Megatron_finesse.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

He came out of this with the Destruction Mini-Con Team as his prisoners, only to find they had a failsafe in their systems that gave out both unfettered power and incredible pain to anyone powerlinking to them by force. Having tasted that power, Megatron was unwilling to let it go, and so actually made a deal with [[Dualor]] in return for it, allowing the Destruction team a say in how the Decepticons would operate, ''even though'' he knew they would end up betraying him. With this in mind, he used [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] as a guinea pig. Meanwhile, [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]'s group in [[Death Valley]], [[California]] had launched the [[Solar Scalpel]], Megatron's new solar ray-reflective superweapon. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} As he suspected, the Destruction Team did not keep their end of the bargain and overloaded Cyclonus with uncontrollable power. Still he had "bigger fish to fry": a group of Mini-Con escapees from the Moon had crashed in [[Alaska]] and an [[Autobot shuttle]] had been sent to rescue them. Though he could have easily destroyed the Autobots with one shot, he intentionally missed and only destroyed their shuttle, arrogant in the belief that the victory would be so much more satisfying if the Autobots could see their imminent destruction. Once again, Megatron's hubris was his undoing, as the Autobot-allied [[Space Mini-Con Team]] destroyed the Solar Scalpel before it could be used to harm the Autobots or the Mini-Cons. With this latest setback, Megatron wandered off to sulk. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13}}

At some point, Megatron somehow gained even more power and a new paint job, rechristening himself "Galvatron." By itself, this new form was more powerful than his old body ''with'' Mini-Con enhancement. Still refusing to accept any limits, Galvatron discarded Leader-1 and sought to create the ultimate Mini-Con in his place. He began with [[Clench (Armada)|Clench]] and "upgraded" him with parts extracted from other victims. Clench took to his servitude gladly, grateful for the power of his new body. This was just one example of Galvatron's increased ability to manipulate those around him to serve his own ends. Sadly for his allies, this came with an even greater disregard for anyone and anything besides his own quest for physical enhancement. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada}}

{{note|It is unclear when or where Megatron turned into Galvatron, but it likely was after he came to Earth, since Galvatron's body was in all respects but color identical to the form Megatron took upon arrival. More certainly, it can be said that the Galvatron upgrade was a temporary state, as ''Armada'' would end with Megatron - as Megatron - being consumed by Unicron and imprisoned incorporeally until well into the ''Energon'' comic.}}

[[Image:WorldsCollide3_MegatronVsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]

When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] suddenly vanished, Megatron led an attack on Autobase: Earth, seriously trashing [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and critically wounding [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] in the process. This was disrupted by the machinations of [[Unicron]], whose heralds took out the Decepticons' Cybertron base and Earth forces. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} Megatron fought a vicious battle to the death with [[Galvatron (G1)|an immensely powerful herald]], and despite his best efforts, the being was not fazed even when attacked with Leader-1's powerlink augmentation. Megatron would have been destroyed if not for the intervention of the Air Defense Team, who formed the Star Saber (corrupted as the Dark Saber) once again. The herald was swiftly defeated {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} and was torn apart out of sheer spite. Realizing Megatron could not be allowed to keep this destructive power, the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]] launched a sneak attack on the Decepticon, allowing the Air Defense Team to free themselves from his corrupting grasp. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Regrouping after this, he formed an alliance with the returned Optimus to get "payback." The Decepticons joined the Autobots and Mini-Cons in battling Unicron, who emerged from another dimension via a portal close to Cybertron. While almost all of the Transformers were pouring their efforts into a direct assault, Megatron covertly flew to Unicron's surface with the intent of striking a deal. Just as he was landing, [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] opened the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] and dealt Unicron a critical blow. Megatron changed his plan to simple looting, but before he could even begin, Hot Shot, Red Alert, and [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] shot him at pointblank range in revenge for Smokescreen. As the dimensional portal closed back around Unicron, Megatron was pulled helplessly into the Chaos-Bringer's departing body. {{storylink|The End}}
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====Energon====
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Though his body was meticulously and painfully disassembled and cannibalized by Unicron's defense systems, his consciousness survived within Unicron's spark core. In secret, he constructed a new body for himself and, after teleporting Optimus Prime into Unicron and convincing him to shut down some sensors, returned to Earth and destroyed [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] was worried that Megatron would kill him too, but Megatron told him that he wanted him alive so that he could tell everyone that he had returned. 

{{note|Dreamwave went bankrupt before Megatron's full intentions could be revealed.}}

At an unspecified time after Megatron would reclaim leadership of the Decepticons, he ordered [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]], and [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] to attack [[Ocean City]]. Each of them failed in various embarrassing ways, then lied about it afterward in an attempt to defend their failures.

Megatron

:was not

::amused.

He ''was'', however, impressed with Slugslinger's lie, and in fact promoted him for it. {{storylink|Perspective|Perspective}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====Armada====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (US), [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] (Japan), [[José Santacruz]] (Brazil), [[Willi Röbke]] (Germany), [[Fredrik Hiller]] (Sweden)

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[[Image:Armada Megatron FirstEncounter surprise.jpg|left|180px|thumb|What the hell does he turn into?]]
Millions of years ago, the civil war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] reached a bloody stalemate as both Autobots and Decepticons augmented their forces with a race of small power-enhancing Transformers known as the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]. In the end, a truce was settled where the Mini-Cons would be exiled, never to be used as tools of war again. However, Megatron betrayed the truce, attacking with the full force of the Decepticon fleet in an attempt to capture all the Mini-Cons in one fell swoop. The Autobots, anticipating this turn of events, launched their fleet to protect the fleeing ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'' Mini-Con ship as it warped away.

[[Image:ArmadaMegatron onside.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Why didn't anyone tell me my robot bits were showing?"]]
In the year 2010, Cybertron received a Mini-Con homing beacon from a small primitive world known as [[Earth]], unwittingly activated by a group of human children. Megatron led his most loyal Decepticon warriors to this planet in search of the Mini-Cons, only to discover his arch-enemy [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] had followed to stop him. {{storylink|First Encounter|First Encounter}}

After a tactical retreat, it was revealed that the Decepticons had established a base in the ruined hulk of the Mini-Con ship on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. While pondering his next move, Megatron discovered a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] buried in the moon dust. Activating it, he discovered it contained his old Mini-Con partner, [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]. Counting upon this as his edge over the Autobots, he reconfigured the vehicle modes of his forces and set out to capture the human children and their Mini-Con friends. After surrounding them, he was thwarted yet again by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. However, Megatron soon demonstrated the great power a Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] bestows on a Transformer, initially overwhelming the Autobots with his sheer firepower. {{storylink|Metamorphosis|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Base|Base}}

[[Image:ArmadaMegs fallenover.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Make my monster grow!"]]
Megatron went on to run a successful campaign, regularly capturing Mini-Cons and successfully combining the first two Mini-Con weapons, the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]. Through the machinations of his tactician, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (who was at the time indirectly being manipulated by [[Unicron]]), Megatron then acquired the final weapon, the [[Requiem Blaster]], which with the other two served to power the newly-built [[Hydra Cannon]]. The destructive force of his new weapon was unleashed against Earth, but Optimus Prime took the blast to save the planet, killing himself in the process.

[[Image:Armada 52 - Prime hangon to Galvatron.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This heroic sacrifice won't stop him from coming back and being just as much of a jerk as ever.]]
Prime's death plunged Megatron into a deep depression, having lost his greatest opponent without the chance to finish him with his own hands. Thankfully for all concerned, the Mini-Cons were able to resurrect Optimus, restoring Megatron to his former self - but he soon underwent another change that allowed him to surpass all he had been, when he was among the Transformers who had their powers boosted by their Mini-Cons. Renaming himself "Galvatron," he returned to Cybertron with a renewed vigor for conquest. However, the emergence of the threat of Unicron was ignored by Galvatron, forcing his lieutenant [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to sacrifice himself to make his leader see the truth, and Galvatron again came to fear the end of his war in the face of Unicron's power.

Galvatron entered Unicron's body along with Optimus Prime, and was absorbed into the demi-god's body and mind, but when the Autobots' human allies freed the Mini-Cons from Unicron's thrall, Galvatron too was freed. Believing the threat of Unicron to be over, he challenged Prime to a final duel. However, the energies released in the battle reawakened Unicron, and Galvatron saw that the only way to end the circle was to destroy himself - sacrificing his life rather than live in an era of peace, Galvatron plunged himself into Unicron's maw, and in a flash, the two seemingly ceased to exist.

====Energon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]], [[Richard Newman]] (Episode 14 only) (US), [[Junichi Endō]] (Japan), [[Fredrik Hiller]] (Sweden)

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[[Image:Energon MegatronisBack.jpg|left|150px|thumb|";Galvatron is no more...behold: Megatron! ...what?";]]
[[Image:EnergonMegatron punishScorponok.jpg|right|150px|thumb|STOMP! A musical adaptation by Megatron; percussions: Scorponok's face]]
Although he was believed dead by both the Autobots and Decepticons, Megatron, like Unicron, had survived the final battle, his body now a decayed husk, absorbed into the equally damaged body of Unicron, where it lay for ten years. When the being called [[Alpha Quintesson]] began his plan to re-energize Unicron, Megatron saw his opportunity, siphoning off some of the [[Energon (Energon)|energon]] that Alpha Q's [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] stole, working towards his own rebirth. To turn the Decepticons to his side, Alpha Q forged a sword from Megatron's [[spark]], but when an enraged [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] stabbed Megatron's corpse with the blade, Megatron was born anew. Taking the sword for his own, he proceeded to take over Unicron's body, sending Alpha Q fleeing in Unicron's head, {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected|Megatron Resurrected}} and restarted his campaign against Earth and the Autobots, seeking energon to reactivate Unicron, who he would use as the ultimate weapon.

Megatron eventually succeeded in bringing Unicron to the vicinity of Cybertron and transforming the planet-eater to robot mode. However, in an attempt to stop him, Alpha Q rammed Unicron's head, charged with the positive energon of Earth, into Unicron's body. The resultant reaction between Earth's energon and the negatively-charged energon that powered Unicron tore [[Rift (Energon)|a rupture in reality]] that led to [[Alpha Q's universe|a new region of space]] {{storylink|Ripped Up Space|Ripped Up Space}} where Alpha Q recreated all the planets Unicron had consumed. Megatron immediately saw these new worlds as targets to acquire more energon, and after another series of attacks, Megatron successfully amassed enough to fully reanimate Unicron. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme|Optimus Supreme}} However, the Autobots managed to destroy Unicron's body for good, and the Chaos Bringer's consciousness invaded Megatron's body, taking over his mind. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes|Unicron Perishes}}

Although [[Optimus Supreme]] was able to destroy Unicron's body, his mind lived on, buried within Megatron, subtly directing him to attack Cybertron and uncover a reservoir of Super Energon beneath the planet's surface. {{storylink|Ambition|Ambition}} Megatron immersed himself in the powerful liquid and underwent another power boost, once again taking the name of Galvatron. {{storylink|Wishes|Wishes}} Quickly acquiring control of the planet, he forced the Autobots underground with energon gas and used the planet's Energon Towers to relocate Cybertron to [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's region of space]]. {{storylink|Formidable|Formidable}} Once there, Galvatron once again soaked himself in Super Energon, growing to a colossal height, {{storylink|Destructive Power|Destructive Power}} but as he did so, Unicron's influence totally seized control of his mind and directed him out into space to re-merge with his spark. Optimus Prime forced him into a battle, knowing that Galvatron's hatred of him would force his consciousness to surface again, and when it did, Prime drained Unicron's influence from Galvatron, sealing it within himself. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

Enraged by Unicron's manipulations, Galvatron intended to destroy Unicron's spark, but wound up being possessed by it once more. While struggling to fight the control of Unicron, he was confronted by Optimus Prime once again, and rather than fight him, he plunged himself into the foundling sun created by Primus, igniting the star and once again seemingly destroying himself rather than allow Unicron victory. {{storylink|The Sun|The Sun}}

====Cybertron====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]], [[Trevor Devall]] (Episode 1, "Fallen" only) (US), [[Jouji Nakata]] (Japan), [[Wolf Frass]] (German)

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[[Image:Cybertron MegatronStarscream firstappearance.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Is it hot in here, or is it just me?]]
Ten years later, Primus's plan to imprison Unicron's spark at the heart of the sun ultimately failed, leading the star to collapse, creating a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened the existence of Cybertron, and the rest of the universe. Escaping his confinement within the sun, Megatron enhanced his powers by merging his body with [[Armor of Unicron|the remnants of Unicron's shattered form]], increasing his power with the dark god's own.

[[Image:Cyb Megatron forcelightning.jpg|right|180px|thumb|...Do I really need to say anything? K-CHOW!!!]]
As the Autobots prepared to evacuate Cybertron in the wake of disasters caused by the black hole, Megatron struck, approaching the unprotected ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]], and stealing a holographic map containing locations of the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]] that could be used to seal the black hole. Operating out of a fiery pocket dimension, Megatron schemed to used the world-shaping power of the Cyber Planet Keys and their focal [[Omega Lock]] to accelerate the universal degeneration created by the black hole, destroying the universe and using the keys to remake it in his own image.

Leaving [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] to search for the Omega Lock on Earth, Megatron located the resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key on [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet. Recruiting the native troublemakers [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] to do his bidding, he deduced that the planet's racing trophy was the key. After failing to defeat planet ruler [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] in a race to learn more, however, he left Ransack and Crumplezone to compete in tournaments and win the trophy and turned his attention to the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], home of the second Cyber Planet Key, where he ingratiated himself with planet ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Both missions ultimately ended in failure, however, when the Autobots acquired the keys.

[[Image:CybertronMegatron DeathMachineGun.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Too bad my toy's gun isn't that cool.]]
Attempting to find the third key, Megatron discovered that he had been betrayed by Starscream when the planet map - in reality, a duplicate switched out by Starscream - led him to a dead sector of space and sealed him within a metallic sphere. Scourge was able to liberate him a short time later, but in that time, Starscream had obtained the third Cyber Planet Key, from Earth, for himself, along with the Omega Lock and other keys. Megatron made a beeline for his treacherous lieutenant, but was intercepted by the Autobots [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], who intended to hold him off until the other Autobots could stop Starscream. Starscream's attempts to harness the Earth Key, however, caused a release of its energies which endowed Megatron with a new Cyber Key power - the "Death Machine Gun," which he used to mow down the Autobots in his path.

The Autobots managed to retake the keys from Starscream, but a further attack from Megatron saw the Decepticon leader steal them out from under Optimus Prime's nose and retreat into his pocket dimension. Prime pursued him through the portal and defeated him in a pitched battle, reacquiring the lock and returning to Cybertron. As Megatron attempted to follow him, Vector Prime combined his portal-opening powers with the Cyber Planet Keys and collapsed Megatron's dimension in upon itself, destroying the villain.

[[Image:Cyb DontscrewwithGalvatron 1.jpg|right|180px|thumb|He's a lum-ber-jack and he's OK...]]
This was not to be the end for Megatron, however, as the power of his Unicron armor sustained him as a ghost-like entity composed of pure darkness. In this state, he rematerialized on Cybertron and used Unicron's reformatting powers to upgrade the injured Crumplezone into Dark Crumplezone. As he came under attack from the Autobot [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], his regeneration completed and his physical body was restored, even as he used the remainder of the lingering darkness to create an evil doppleganger of Leobreaker, [[Nemesis Breaker]], out of the Autobot's own dark thoughts. Merging with Nemesis Breaker to form Dark Claw Mode, Megatron battled Optimus Prime and Leobreaker's Savage Claw Mode and made a further play for the Omega Lock, until news of the location of the fourth and final Cyber Planet Key led him to withdraw.

Guided through a spatial warp by the mysterious [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] to [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, home of the final key, Megatron engaged the world's leader, [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], in battle. Much to his surprise, however, he was utterly defeated in seconds. Consumed with rage, the power of Unicron within his armor reached out and detected the energies of the Giant Planet's Cyber Planet Key, drawing upon them and infusing Megatron's body with them. Attacking the Autobots in a dark, shadowed form, he decimated most of their forces before being confronted by Optimus Prime and completing his transformation - once again, Megatron had become Galvatron.

After taking revenge on Metroplex, Galvatron joined the race to acquire the Giant Play key, which included a rematch with the reborn Hot Shot, Red Alert and Scattorshot. Yet again, the Autobots were able to acquire the key, but Galvatron then stole the completed Omega Lock, only to be attacked by Starscream, who battled with Galvatron for possession of the artifact. Galvatron ultimately claimed victory in the battle, with the sheer amount of energy released in the clash actually blasting Starscream (along with [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and Soundwave, who were trying to nick the lock) into another universe. With the lock and keys now in his hands, Galvatron attacked Primus and returned to the Black Hole, where he was confronted and finally defeated by the five planet leaders, right before they returned the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys to Primus, whose Spark was then restored and who used the Ark to finally seal the black hole for good.

Having had ultimate power torn from his grasp, Galvatron contemplated giving up. He was then spoken to by Starscream's spirit, who said that if he was to give up just like that, then he was "no Unicron." Starscream vanished but stayed as a memory. His crown, left floating in space after his demise, came to Galvatron, who clenched it close. He realized that his former lieutenant was right and decided to continue his conquest (presumably keeping the crown as a trophy). He challenged Optimus Prime to one final duel. Battling on Cybertron's moon, Galvatron generated a massive blade of dark energy, which Prime countered with Vector Prime's sword. As the two old enemies charged towards each other in a final strike, Prime impaled Galvatron, whose body crumbled and dissolved as he met his end once and for all.

{{Note|In a montage sequence at the conclusion of the series, however, Galvatron's evil proved eternal, as, beyond the veil of time and space, his spark battled with that of Vector Prime.}}

===''Universe'' comics===
Unicron, his ruined body trapped between dimensions, was teleporting Transformers from across time and space into himself, where he would pit them against each other and absorb their [[energon radiation]] and, eventually, [[Spark|sparks]]. One of his abductees was Megatron, bearing the tank-based form he took after first arriving on Earth. Megatron found himself alongside [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Optimus Primal]], and all three were dropped into a cauldron (possibly ''the'' [[Cauldron]]). They fought their way out, with Primal taking the lead (as he had been sent there on a mission from [[Primus|God]]). {{storylink|OTFCC Live-Action Drama|OTFCC Live-Action Drama}} The trio instigated a prison break that ended with many of Unicron's captives returning to their home universes. Presumably Megatron did as well. {{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Concept-ArmadaMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sweet Zombie Jesus!]]
* A conceptual drawing in the ''[[Micron Legend Year Book 2003|Micron Legend Yearbook 2003]]'' showed ''Armada'' Megatron as originally being more weapon-laden and certifiably able to '''kill you to death'''.

*Also in the ''Micron Legend Yearbook 2003'', ''Armada'' Megatron's cannon's concept art specifically notes that there is a [[Galvatron (G1)|"'80s Galvatron"]] homage sculpted on the barrel.

* A different development sketch in the ''Yearbook'' revealed that "[[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]" was one of ''Armada'' Megatron's working names.

* According to [[Aaron Archer]] as ORSON on the now-defunct "Orson's World" forum at [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com], ''Armada'' Megatron's "antlers" were part of an aborted Mini-Con grabber gimmick. The gimmick didn't make it, but the antlers remained.

* Also according to Archer, the chin on ''Armada'' Megatron is supposed to look like a pair of fangs to play up the character's evil nature. How well this was actually pulled off in the final sculpt is debatable.

* When a fan asked him why ''Energon'' Megatron was not named Galvatron, owing to continuity with the ''Armada'' series and the obvious visual [[homage]] in the figure's design, Archer explained that it was due to Hasbro needing to protect their trademarks, as well as Megatron being a more recognizable (and thus marketable) product name. He added that he personally wanted to call the toy '''Galvatron Imperius'''.

[[Image:Armada megatron toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Back in Armada this was considered a dynamic pose.]]
* According to the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|''Armada'' Playstation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Megatron's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:

:Height: 22' 11" (8' 3" vehicle mode)
:Weight: 106,925 lbs
:Power: 1,600 hp
:Vehicle top speed: 50mph

* During his stint on the ''Armada''' comic, it seems [[Pat Lee]] may have been referring to the original Hasbro stock photo of a mis-assembled Megatron toy (seen on the right), as he consistently draws Megatron's feet as being flipped with the "grates" from the tops of the feet facing forward.

* In the Transformers video game by Melbourne House, Megatron's tank barrel is not portrayed as sticking of the front of his chest, but rather to point up, resting on his back. Due to the weight of the barrel on the toy it is impractical to pose it in this manner, but this orientation allows Megatron to be portrayed in more dramatic situations - such as in the opening cutscene, where he notably does not prematurely skewer Optimus Prime like a kebab before trying to kill him.

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==External links==
* [http://www.shmax.com/Figure_Details/3006/Master_Galvatron Master Galvatron at www.shmax.com]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
* [http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/megatron_soundwave/ Energon Megatron redeco with Smallest Transformers Soundwave gallery]

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Megatron (Armada)

2009-11-14T19:42:58Z

213.46.45.62: /* Armada */

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: ''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]]. When in his powered-up forms, he is known as '''Galvatron'''.''

[[Image:Megatronut.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sorry, Hot Shot, no JaAm for you!.]]
'''Megatron''' is not content with conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When he learns of some power greater than his own, he does not attempt to merely defeat it. He will subjugate it, bend it to his will, carve up its corpse and integrate its power into himself. Megatron demands complete submission from those around him. Any opposition is savagely crushed, any insubordination violently punished. He is a monster in every sense of the word. Megatron tempers this barbarism with regal militaristic formality. He calls his closest troops "gentlemen." He speaks politely and intelligently. He makes it perfectly clear that he is completely cognizant of his madness.

Megatron's only weakness is his obsession with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. No matter how much power he attains, his final, glorious battle must be against him. On the occasions Prime has seemingly been destroyed, Megatron has sunk into a deep depression. Once Optimus Prime is gone, there may be no further challenges in this universe.

:''Japanese ''Micron Legend'' name (Galvatron)'': '''Megatron Super Mode''' 
:''Japanese ''Super Link'' name'': '''Galvatron''' / '''Galvatron G''' 
:''Japanese ''Galaxy Force'' name'': '''Master Megatron / Master Galvatron'''
::''When combined with [[Nemesis Breaker|Dark Ligerjack]]'': '''Liger Megatron'''

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
[[Image:DWArmada2_Megatronlaughing.jpg|thumb|left|250px| Megatron? Evil? But he's such a jolly fellow!]]
One million years ago, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was at relative peace. Most Transformers were nothing more than citizens of the planet, the [[Autobot]] army simply guarded the majestic [[Cyber City]], and no one had heard of "Decepticons." The standard-sized Transformers lived alongside villages of the smaller-sized [[Mini-Con]]s, and all of them were caught unawares by the sudden rise of Megatron. He and his soldiers came seemingly out of nowhere, sweeping through Mini-Con villages and performing horrible experiments on the diminutive Transformers. The Decepticons had discovered how to rewire Mini-Cons to interface with them, [[Powerlinx|drawing power]] from their new slaves. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1}}

After capturing all but [[Sparkplug (Armada)|a]] [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team|handful]] of Mini-Cons, Megatron and his enhanced troops assaulted Cyber City, defeating the Autobots in a single battle. But while Optimus Prime's forces retreated, the rogue Mini-Cons infiltrated Decepticon headquarters and spirited all of their imprisoned brethren away in a [[Exodus (Armada)|spaceship]]. To Megatron's great consternation, the ship fled from Cybertron to [[Earth|parts unknown]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2}}

Despite this loss, the Decepticons still held the power of the Mini-Cons they had been using in the battle of Cyber City, and this gave them continual combat superiority. Cybertron was completely unprepared for Megatron's assault; thousands of citizens submitted themselves to slavery. Megatron's rule brought chaos and injustice, and while the Autobots never gave up their fight, they had to resort to guerrilla tactics from underground bases. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}}

At some point, Prime would recall having heard about Megatron for the first time while he (Prime) was still in [[Cybertronian Military Academy|military academy]]. Prime said that the rumors surrounding Megatron were positive: that he was an unbeatable warrior with an unrivalled intellect. But Megatron soon turned his abilities against the Cybertronian governments, raising the Decepticon army in a march of conquest. After Prime's first field mission, he witnessed Megatron's ruthlessness in the form of a devastated energon refinery filled with the dead and dying. Prime claimed that this experience cemented his desire to defeat Megatron at all costs. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada}}

{{note|Prime's story appears incongruous with the known progress of the Mini-Con enslavement, which happened after Prime had ascended to a command position. As the Mini-Con villages fell, everyone seemed completely in the dark about who Megatron and the Decepticons were, and they were shocked by the idea of a war being declared. There is no known reason for Prime to have lied about his memories, but since he may have made those statements even a million years after the fact, perhaps allowances can be made for false recollections.}}

[[Image:DWArmada4_Megatrontank.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

Over the next million years, the Mini-Con empowered Decepticons steadily conquered the planet. Concerned that the conflict could escalate and put other worlds at risk, the [[Universal Peacekeeping Committee]] sent the famed mediator [[Fflaxl]] to the relatively unknown Transformer homeworld in an attempt to settle the dispute between the Autobot and Decepticon "tribes" peacefully. However, just as he arrived, Megatron and Optimus Prime were in the midst of a battle, and Optimus Prime was sent flying, eventually landing on [[Bix]], Fflaxl's bodyguard. The diplomat, seeing the scale of the war and its participants, decided that some conflicts were best left untouched and that everything would work out in the end. {{storylink|Armada Preview}}

The situation changed drastically when when [[Rad White|some]] [[Alexis|human]] [[Carlos Lopez|children]] stumbled upon the crashed Mini-Con ship on the distant world of [[Earth]] and activated a distress beacon. The Decepticons, controlling Cybertron's communications satellites, intercepted the signal and mounted a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] assault on Earth. Meanwhile, the Autobots, having hacked into the communications system, also saw the signal and made a spacebridge trip of their own. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}} Megatron thinking nothing of rampaging across an inhabited planet that had nothing to do with the Cybertronian civil war, attacked Sparkplug's group and their new human friends in [[Science City]], declaring that for escaping his grasp, he would not simply rewire them for powerlinking, he would take them apart piece by piece. Fortunately, the Mini-Cons and the children inadvertently led the Decepticons to an Autobot ambush, and the two forces inevitably clashed. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4}} Megatron was furious that Prime had still refused to bow down to him despite all the losses the Autobots had suffered, and arrogantly powerlinked with all the Mini-Cons the Decepticons had at their disposal, leaving his lieutenants vulnerable. He was forced to retreat when newly-reactivated Mini-Cons came to the rescue and powered up the Autobots. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5}}

[[Image:DWArmada10_Megatrontrytryagain.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]

Megatron, however, was undeterred by the Mini-Cons' newfound resistance. In addition to the Mini-Cons he had maintained lordship over for millennia, Megatron also gained control of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team|Air Defense Team]], reconfigured them and warped them into the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Dark Saber]] sword. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6}} Gloating over his newfound power, Megatron lead an attack on [[Lincoln]], [[South Dakota]] to draw the Autobots out of [[Autobase (Armada)|Autobase: Earth]], but but was unable to effectively wield it, partly became his own Mini-Con [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] wasn't giving him enough power to control it, and he lacked respect for the sword's power. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7}} Soon after, all activated Mini-Cons on Earth were "summoned" by a myterious obelisk that landed in [[Tranquility, Kansas|Tranquility]], [[Kansas]], and the Decepticons followed, intending to scoop up all the known Mini-Cons in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, they were prevented from doing so when the Mini-Cons entered the obelisk and it launched itself to Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}} Piecing together what little they knew, Megatron realised that the Mini-Cons must have been taken away by a previously-unknown Mini-Con rebel group. Salivating at the sheer amount of Mini-Cons on Earth's natural satellite, Megatron called upon [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to bring a set of booster packs from Cybertron so he could lead an assault. However, in his haste, Megatron was unprepared for impressive defenses the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] had erected on their new home and was forced to regroup on the dark side of the Moon. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}} Realizing a frontal assault would not win this battle, Megatron had drilling equipment brought up and simply drilled his way into the Mini-Con rebel base. While he defended himself from Mini-Con counter attacks he sent his personal Mini-Con [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] ahead to deactivate the moon base's various defenses, a decision he would come to regret. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}} By relying on his much-abused Mini-Con slave for coordination and information in his attempt to seize the escaping Mini-Con rebels, he gave Leader-1 the means to seal him in a security room and almost torture him to death. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}

[[Image:DWArmada13_Megatron_finesse.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

He came out of this with the Destruction Mini-Con Team as his prisoners, only to find they had a failsafe in their systems that gave out both unfettered power and incredible pain to anyone powerlinking to them by force. Having tasted that power, Megatron was unwilling to let it go, and so actually made a deal with [[Dualor]] in return for it, allowing the Destruction team a say in how the Decepticons would operate, ''even though'' he knew they would end up betraying him. With this in mind, he used [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] as a guinea pig. Meanwhile, [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]'s group in [[Death Valley]], [[California]] had launched the [[Solar Scalpel]], Megatron's new solar ray-reflective superweapon. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} As he suspected, the Destruction Team did not keep their end of the bargain and overloaded Cyclonus with uncontrollable power. Still he had "bigger fish to fry": a group of Mini-Con escapees from the Moon had crashed in [[Alaska]] and an [[Autobot shuttle]] had been sent to rescue them. Though he could have easily destroyed the Autobots with one shot, he intentionally missed and only destroyed their shuttle, arrogant in the belief that the victory would be so much more satisfying if the Autobots could see their imminent destruction. Once again, Megatron's hubris was his undoing, as the Autobot-allied [[Space Mini-Con Team]] destroyed the Solar Scalpel before it could be used to harm the Autobots or the Mini-Cons. With this latest setback, Megatron wandered off to sulk. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13}}

At some point, Megatron somehow gained even more power and a new paint job, rechristening himself "Galvatron." By itself, this new form was more powerful than his old body ''with'' Mini-Con enhancement. Still refusing to accept any limits, Galvatron discarded Leader-1 and sought to create the ultimate Mini-Con in his place. He began with [[Clench (Armada)|Clench]] and "upgraded" him with parts extracted from other victims. Clench took to his servitude gladly, grateful for the power of his new body. This was just one example of Galvatron's increased ability to manipulate those around him to serve his own ends. Sadly for his allies, this came with an even greater disregard for anyone and anything besides his own quest for physical enhancement. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada}}

{{note|It is unclear when or where Megatron turned into Galvatron, but it likely was after he came to Earth, since Galvatron's body was in all respects but color identical to the form Megatron took upon arrival. More certainly, it can be said that the Galvatron upgrade was a temporary state, as ''Armada'' would end with Megatron - as Megatron - being consumed by Unicron and imprisoned incorporeally until well into the ''Energon'' comic.}}

[[Image:WorldsCollide3_MegatronVsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]

When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] suddenly vanished, Megatron led an attack on Autobase: Earth, seriously trashing [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and critically wounding [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] in the process. This was disrupted by the machinations of [[Unicron]], whose heralds took out the Decepticons' Cybertron base and Earth forces. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} Megatron fought a vicious battle to the death with [[Galvatron (G1)|an immensely powerful herald]], and despite his best efforts, the being was not fazed even when attacked with Leader-1's powerlink augmentation. Megatron would have been destroyed if not for the intervention of the Air Defense Team, who formed the Star Saber (corrupted as the Dark Saber) once again. The herald was swiftly defeated {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} and was torn apart out of sheer spite. Realizing Megatron could not be allowed to keep this destructive power, the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]] launched a sneak attack on the Decepticon, allowing the Air Defense Team to free themselves from his corrupting grasp. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Regrouping after this, he formed an alliance with the returned Optimus to get "payback." The Decepticons joined the Autobots and Mini-Cons in battling Unicron, who emerged from another dimension via a portal close to Cybertron. While almost all of the Transformers were pouring their efforts into a direct assault, Megatron covertly flew to Unicron's surface with the intent of striking a deal. Just as he was landing, [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] opened the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] and dealt Unicron a critical blow. Megatron changed his plan to simple looting, but before he could even begin, Hot Shot, Red Alert, and [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] shot him at pointblank range in revenge for Smokescreen. As the dimensional portal closed back around Unicron, Megatron was pulled helplessly into the Chaos-Bringer's departing body. {{storylink|The End}}
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====Energon====
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Though his body was meticulously and painfully disassembled and cannibalized by Unicron's defense systems, his consciousness survived within Unicron's spark core. In secret, he constructed a new body for himself and, after teleporting Optimus Prime into Unicron and convincing him to shut down some sensors, returned to Earth and destroyed [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] was worried that Megatron would kill him too, but Megatron told him that he wanted him alive so that he could tell everyone that he had returned. 

{{note|Dreamwave went bankrupt before Megatron's full intentions could be revealed.}}

At an unspecified time after Megatron would reclaim leadership of the Decepticons, he ordered [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]], and [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] to attack [[Ocean City]]. Each of them failed in various embarrassing ways, then lied about it afterward in an attempt to defend their failures.

Megatron

:was not

::amused.

He ''was'', however, impressed with Slugslinger's lie, and in fact promoted him for it. {{storylink|Perspective|Perspective}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====Armada====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (US), [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] (Japan), [[José Santacruz]] (Brazil), [[Willi Röbke]] (Germany), [[Fredrik Hiller]] (Sweden)

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[[Image:Armada Megatron FirstEncounter surprise.jpg|left|180px|thumb|What the hell does he turn into?]]
Millions of years ago, the civil war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] reached a bloody stalemate as both Autobots and Decepticons augmented their forces with a race of small power-enhancing Transformers known as the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]. In the end, a truce was settled where the Mini-Cons would be exiled, never to be used as tools of war again. However, Megatron betrayed the truce, attacking with the full force of the Decepticon fleet in an attempt to capture all the Mini-Cons in one fell swoop. The Autobots, anticipating this turn of events, launched their fleet to protect the fleeing ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'' Mini-Con ship as it warped away.

[[Image:ArmadaMegatron onside.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Why didn't anyone tell me my robot bits were showing?"]]
In the year 2010, Cybertron received a Mini-Con homing beacon from a small primitive world known as [[Earth]], unwittingly activated by a group of human children. Megatron led his most loyal Decepticon warriors to this planet in search of the Mini-Cons, only to discover his arch-enemy [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] had followed to stop him. {{storylink|First Encounter|First Encounter}}

After a tactical retreat, it was revealed that the Decepticons had established a base in the ruined hulk of the Mini-Con ship on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. While pondering his next move, Megatron discovered a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] buried in the moon dust. Activating it, he discovered it contained his old Mini-Con partner, [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]. Counting upon this as his edge over the Autobots, he reconfigured the vehicle modes of his forces and set out to capture the human children and their Mini-Con friends. After surrounding them, he was thwarted yet again by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. However, Megatron soon demonstrated the great power a Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] bestows on a Transformer, initially overwhelming the Autobots with his sheer firepower. {{storylink|Metamorphosis|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Base|Base}}

[[Image:ArmadaMegs fallenover.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Make my monster grow!"]]
Megatron went on to run a successful campaign, regularly capturing Mini-Cons and successfully combining the first two Mini-Con weapons, the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]. Through the machinations of his tactician, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (who was at the time indirectly being manipulated by [[Unicron]]), Megatron then acquired the final weapon, the [[Requiem Blaster]], which with the other two served to power the newly-built [[Hydra Cannon]]. The destructive force of his new weapon was unleashed against Earth, but Optimus Prime took the blast to save the planet, killing himself in the process.

[[Image:Armada 52 - Prime hangon to Galvatron.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This heroic sacrifice won't stop him from coming back and being just as much of a jerk as ever.]]
Prime's death plunged Megatron into a deep depression, having lost his greatest opponent without the chance to finish him with his own hands. Thankfully for all concerned, the Mini-Cons were able to resurrect Optimus, restoring Megatron to his former self - but he soon underwent another change that allowed him to surpass all he had been, when he was among the Transformers who had their powers boosted by their Mini-Cons. Renaming himself "Galvatron," he returned to Cybertron with a renewed vigor for conquest. However, the emergence of the threat of Unicron was ignored by Galvatron, forcing his lieutenant [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to sacrifice himself to make his leader see the truth, and Galvatron again came to fear the end of his war in the face of Unicron's power.

Galvatron entered Unicron's body along with Optimus Prime, and was absorbed into the demi-god's body and mind, but when the Autobots' human allies freed the Mini-Cons from Unicron's thrall, Galvatron too was freed. Believing the threat of Unicron to be over, he challenged Prime to a final duel. However, the energies released in the battle reawakened Unicron, and Galvatron saw that the only way to end the circle was to destroy himself - sacrificing his life rather than live in an era of peace, Galvatron plunged himself into Unicron's maw, and in a flash, the two seemingly ceased to exist.

====Energon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]], [[Richard Newman]] (Episode 14 only) (US), [[Junichi Endō]] (Japan), [[Fredrik Hiller]] (Sweden)

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[[Image:Energon MegatronisBack.jpg|left|150px|thumb|";Galvatron is no more...behold: Megatron! ...what?";]]
[[Image:EnergonMegatron punishScorponok.jpg|right|150px|thumb|STOMP! A musical adaptation by Megatron; percussions: Scorponok's face]]
Although he was believed dead by both the Autobots and Decepticons, Megatron, like Unicron, had survived the final battle, his body now a decayed husk, absorbed into the equally damaged body of Unicron, where it lay for ten years. When the being called [[Alpha Quintesson]] began his plan to re-energize Unicron, Megatron saw his opportunity, siphoning off some of the [[Energon (Energon)|energon]] that Alpha Q's [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] stole, working towards his own rebirth. To turn the Decepticons to his side, Alpha Q forged a sword from Megatron's [[spark]], but when an enraged [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] stabbed Megatron's corpse with the blade, Megatron was born anew. Taking the sword for his own, he proceeded to take over Unicron's body, sending Alpha Q fleeing in Unicron's head, {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected|Megatron Resurrected}} and restarted his campaign against Earth and the Autobots, seeking energon to reactivate Unicron, who he would use as the ultimate weapon.

Megatron eventually succeeded in bringing Unicron to the vicinity of Cybertron and transforming the planet-eater to robot mode. However, in an attempt to stop him, Alpha Q rammed Unicron's head, charged with the positive energon of Earth, into Unicron's body. The resultant reaction between Earth's energon and the negatively-charged energon that powered Unicron tore [[Rift (Energon)|a rupture in reality]] that led to [[Alpha Q's universe|a new region of space]] {{storylink|Ripped Up Space|Ripped Up Space}} where Alpha Q recreated all the planets Unicron had consumed. Megatron immediately saw these new worlds as targets to acquire more energon, and after another series of attacks, Megatron successfully amassed enough to fully reanimate Unicron. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme|Optimus Supreme}} However, the Autobots managed to destroy Unicron's body for good, and the Chaos Bringer's consciousness invaded Megatron's body, taking over his mind. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes|Unicron Perishes}}

Although [[Optimus Supreme]] was able to destroy Unicron's body, his mind lived on, buried within Megatron, subtly directing him to attack Cybertron and uncover a reservoir of Super Energon beneath the planet's surface. {{storylink|Ambition|Ambition}} Megatron immersed himself in the powerful liquid and underwent another power boost, once again taking the name of Galvatron. {{storylink|Wishes|Wishes}} Quickly acquiring control of the planet, he forced the Autobots underground with energon gas and used the planet's Energon Towers to relocate Cybertron to [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's region of space]]. {{storylink|Formidable|Formidable}} Once there, Galvatron once again soaked himself in Super Energon, growing to a colossal height, {{storylink|Destructive Power|Destructive Power}} but as he did so, Unicron's influence totally seized control of his mind and directed him out into space to re-merge with his spark. Optimus Prime forced him into a battle, knowing that Galvatron's hatred of him would force his consciousness to surface again, and when it did, Prime drained Unicron's influence from Galvatron, sealing it within himself. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

Enraged by Unicron's manipulations, Galvatron intended to destroy Unicron's spark, but wound up being possessed by it once more. While struggling to fight the control of Unicron, he was confronted by Optimus Prime once again, and rather than fight him, he plunged himself into the foundling sun created by Primus, igniting the star and once again seemingly destroying himself rather than allow Unicron victory. {{storylink|The Sun|The Sun}}

====Cybertron====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]], [[Trevor Devall]] (Episode 1, "Fallen" only) (US), [[Jouji Nakata]] (Japan), [[Wolf Frass]] (German)

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{{cleanup|September 2009|Needs storylinks to individual episodes as well as general expansion. He's a major character.}}

[[Image:Cybertron MegatronStarscream firstappearance.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Is it hot in here, or is it just me?]]
Ten years later, Primus's plan to imprison Unicron's spark at the heart of the sun ultimately failed, leading the star to collapse, creating a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened the existence of Cybertron, and the rest of the universe. Escaping his confinement within the sun, Megatron enhanced his powers by merging his body with [[Armor of Unicron|the remnants of Unicron's shattered form]], increasing his power with the dark god's own.

[[Image:Cyb Megatron forcelightning.jpg|right|180px|thumb|...Do I really need to say anything? K-CHOW!!!]]
As the Autobots prepared to evacuate Cybertron in the wake of disasters caused by the black hole, Megatron struck, approaching the unprotected ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]], and stealing a holographic map containing locations of the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]] that could be used to seal the black hole. Operating out of a fiery pocket dimension, Megatron schemed to used the world-shaping power of the Cyber Planet Keys and their focal [[Omega Lock]] to accelerate the universal degeneration created by the black hole, destroying the universe and using the keys to remake it in his own image.

Leaving [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] to search for the Omega Lock on Earth, Megatron located the resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key on [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet. Recruiting the native troublemakers [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] to do his bidding, he deduced that the planet's racing trophy was the key. After failing to defeat planet ruler [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] in a race to learn more, however, he left Ransack and Crumplezone to compete in tournaments and win the trophy and turned his attention to the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], home of the second Cyber Planet Key, where he ingratiated himself with planet ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Both missions ultimately ended in failure, however, when the Autobots acquired the keys.

[[Image:CybertronMegatron DeathMachineGun.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Too bad my toy's gun isn't that cool.]]
Attempting to find the third key, Megatron discovered that he had been betrayed by Starscream when the planet map - in reality, a duplicate switched out by Starscream - led him to a dead sector of space and sealed him within a metallic sphere. Scourge was able to liberate him a short time later, but in that time, Starscream had obtained the third Cyber Planet Key, from Earth, for himself, along with the Omega Lock and other keys. Megatron made a beeline for his treacherous lieutenant, but was intercepted by the Autobots [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], who intended to hold him off until the other Autobots could stop Starscream. Starscream's attempts to harness the Earth Key, however, caused a release of its energies which endowed Megatron with a new Cyber Key power - the "Death Machine Gun," which he used to mow down the Autobots in his path.

The Autobots managed to retake the keys from Starscream, but a further attack from Megatron saw the Decepticon leader steal them out from under Optimus Prime's nose and retreat into his pocket dimension. Prime pursued him through the portal and defeated him in a pitched battle, reacquiring the lock and returning to Cybertron. As Megatron attempted to follow him, Vector Prime combined his portal-opening powers with the Cyber Planet Keys and collapsed Megatron's dimension in upon itself, destroying the villain.

[[Image:Cyb DontscrewwithGalvatron 1.jpg|right|180px|thumb|He's a lum-ber-jack and he's OK...]]
This was not to be the end for Megatron, however, as the power of his Unicron armor sustained him as a ghost-like entity composed of pure darkness. In this state, he rematerialized on Cybertron and used Unicron's reformatting powers to upgrade the injured Crumplezone into Dark Crumplezone. As he came under attack from the Autobot [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], his regeneration completed and his physical body was restored, even as he used the remainder of the lingering darkness to create an evil doppleganger of Leobreaker, [[Nemesis Breaker]], out of the Autobot's own dark thoughts. Merging with Nemesis Breaker to form Dark Claw Mode, Megatron battled Optimus Prime and Leobreaker's Savage Claw Mode and made a further play for the Omega Lock, until news of the location of the fourth and final Cyber Planet Key led him to withdraw.

Guided through a spatial warp by the mysterious [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] to [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, home of the final key, Megatron engaged the world's leader, [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], in battle. Much to his surprise, however, he was utterly defeated in seconds. Consumed with rage, the power of Unicron within his armor reached out and detected the energies of the Giant Planet's Cyber Planet Key, drawing upon them and infusing Megatron's body with them. Attacking the Autobots in a dark, shadowed form, he decimated most of their forces before being confronted by Optimus Prime and completing his transformation - once again, Megatron had become Galvatron.

After taking revenge on Metroplex, Galvatron joined the race to acquire the Giant Play key, which included a rematch with the reborn Hot Shot, Red Alert and Scattorshot. Yet again, the Autobots were able to acquire the key, but Galvatron then stole the completed Omega Lock, only to be attacked by Starscream, who battled with Galvatron for possession of the artifact. Galvatron ultimately claimed victory in the battle, with the sheer amount of energy released in the clash actually blasting Starscream (along with [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and Soundwave, who were trying to nick the lock) into another universe. With the lock and keys now in his hands, Galvatron attacked Primus and returned to the Black Hole, where he was confronted and finally defeated by the five planet leaders, right before they returned the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys to Primus, whose Spark was then restored and who used the Ark to finally seal the black hole for good.

Having had ultimate power torn from his grasp, Galvatron contemplated giving up. He was then spoken to by Starscream's spirit, who said that if he was to give up just like that, then he was "no Unicron." Starscream vanished but stayed as a memory. His crown, left floating in space after his demise, came to Galvatron, who clenched it close. He realized that his former lieutenant was right and decided to continue his conquest (presumably keeping the crown as a trophy). He challenged Optimus Prime to one final duel. Battling on Cybertron's moon, Galvatron generated a massive blade of dark energy, which Prime countered with Vector Prime's sword. As the two old enemies charged towards each other in a final strike, Prime impaled Galvatron, whose body crumbled and dissolved as he met his end once and for all.

{{Note|In a montage sequence at the conclusion of the series, however, Galvatron's evil proved eternal, as, beyond the veil of time and space, his spark battled with that of Vector Prime.}}

===''Universe'' comics===
Unicron, his ruined body trapped between dimensions, was teleporting Transformers from across time and space into himself, where he would pit them against each other and absorb their [[energon radiation]] and, eventually, [[Spark|sparks]]. One of his abductees was Megatron, bearing the tank-based form he took after first arriving on Earth. Megatron found himself alongside [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Optimus Primal]], and all three were dropped into a cauldron (possibly ''the'' [[Cauldron]]). They fought their way out, with Primal taking the lead (as he had been sent there on a mission from [[Primus|God]]). {{storylink|OTFCC Live-Action Drama|OTFCC Live-Action Drama}} The trio instigated a prison break that ended with many of Unicron's captives returning to their home universes. Presumably Megatron did as well. {{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers''===

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{{storylink|Transformers (Melbourne House)}}

==Toys==
{{main|Megatron (Armada)/toys}}

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Concept-ArmadaMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sweet Zombie Jesus!]]
* A conceptual drawing in the ''[[Micron Legend Year Book 2003|Micron Legend Yearbook 2003]]'' showed ''Armada'' Megatron as originally being more weapon-laden and certifiably able to '''kill you to death'''.

*Also in the ''Micron Legend Yearbook 2003'', ''Armada'' Megatron's cannon's concept art specifically notes that there is a [[Galvatron (G1)|"'80s Galvatron"]] homage sculpted on the barrel.

* A different development sketch in the ''Yearbook'' revealed that "[[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]" was one of ''Armada'' Megatron's working names.

* According to [[Aaron Archer]] as ORSON on the now-defunct "Orson's World" forum at [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com], ''Armada'' Megatron's "antlers" were part of an aborted Mini-Con grabber gimmick. The gimmick didn't make it, but the antlers remained.

* Also according to Archer, the chin on ''Armada'' Megatron is supposed to look like a pair of fangs to play up the character's evil nature. How well this was actually pulled off in the final sculpt is debatable.

* When a fan asked him why ''Energon'' Megatron was not named Galvatron, owing to continuity with the ''Armada'' series and the obvious visual [[homage]] in the figure's design, Archer explained that it was due to Hasbro needing to protect their trademarks, as well as Megatron being a more recognizable (and thus marketable) product name. He added that he personally wanted to call the toy '''Galvatron Imperius'''.

[[Image:Armada megatron toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Back in Armada this was considered a dynamic pose.]]
* According to the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|''Armada'' Playstation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Megatron's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:

:Height: 22' 11" (8' 3" vehicle mode)
:Weight: 106,925 lbs
:Power: 1,600 hp
:Vehicle top speed: 50mph

* During his stint on the ''Armada''' comic, it seems [[Pat Lee]] may have been referring to the original Hasbro stock photo of a mis-assembled Megatron toy (seen on the right), as he consistently draws Megatron's feet as being flipped with the "grates" from the tops of the feet facing forward.

* In the Transformers video game by Melbourne House, Megatron's tank barrel is not portrayed as sticking of the front of his chest, but rather to point up, resting on his back. Due to the weight of the barrel on the toy it is impractical to pose it in this manner, but this orientation allows Megatron to be portrayed in more dramatic situations - such as in the opening cutscene, where he notably does not prematurely skewer Optimus Prime like a kebab before trying to kill him.

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==External links==
* [http://www.shmax.com/Figure_Details/3006/Master_Galvatron Master Galvatron at www.shmax.com]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
* [http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/megatron_soundwave/ Energon Megatron redeco with Smallest Transformers Soundwave gallery]

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High Beam (G2)

2009-11-14T19:40:33Z

213.46.45.62: /* Toys */

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{{picsneeded|Maximal body}}

:''High Beam is an [[Autobot]], and later [[Maximal]], from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:HighBeam cardart.jpg|frame|Behind you. Yes, YOU.]]

'''High Beam''' is a tracker who always means business. He never backs down from a challenge or shirks his responsibilities. Although his fellow Autobots tend to think of him as more of a thinker than a fighter, he'll eagerly engage in a firefight if he feels it is his duty to do so. This sense of duty is what drives him on his mission to find and destroy [[Decepticon]]s. High Beam is more than ready to "get busy" with his latest targets, those feisty [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]].

:''Italian name:'' '''Puma'''

==Fiction==
===The Theft of the Golden Disk===
High Beam was shot by [[Dinobot (BW)|a Predacon]] with [[Optic weaponry|energy ray]] along with [[Switchblade (Timelines)|Switchblade]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

===Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past===
High Beam is a member of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], a group of highly-trained individuals who uphold the [[Pax Cybertronia]] on [[Maximal]]-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He is very surprised to see that his teammate [[Getout]] modeled himself after a lesser known Autobot named [[Skram]] whom High Beam had known personally. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[Image:HighBeam-toy.jpg|thumb|300px| Unable to see past his massive chestplate, High Beam almost shoots himself in the engine.]]
*'''High Beam''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:Part of the first wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], High Beam transforms into a "concept car" with exposed rear engine. At 1:64 scale and using through-axle wheels for speedy rolling on smooth surfaces, High Beam is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox"-brand playsets and tracks.

:The same mold was [[redeco]]ed in ''Generation 2'' for the Go-Bots version of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]], as well as for the [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]] toy, [[Nightracer]]. It was later used for the ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]] [[Crosswise (RID)|Crosswise]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/HighBeam/highbeam.htm More information on High Beam at TFU.info]

==Notes==
*High Beam's card-art mistakenly gives him [[Gearhead]]'s rifle.
*As with the rest of Security Force, High Beam's Maximal body is based on ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]].

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High Beam (G2)

2009-11-14T19:39:49Z

213.46.45.62: /* Toys */

{{factions|autobotg2|maximal}}
{{picsneeded|Maximal body}}

:''High Beam is an [[Autobot]], and later [[Maximal]], from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:HighBeam cardart.jpg|frame|Behind you. Yes, YOU.]]

'''High Beam''' is a tracker who always means business. He never backs down from a challenge or shirks his responsibilities. Although his fellow Autobots tend to think of him as more of a thinker than a fighter, he'll eagerly engage in a firefight if he feels it is his duty to do so. This sense of duty is what drives him on his mission to find and destroy [[Decepticon]]s. High Beam is more than ready to "get busy" with his latest targets, those feisty [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]].

:''Italian name:'' '''Puma'''

==Fiction==
===The Theft of the Golden Disk===
High Beam was shot by [[Dinobot (BW)|a Predacon]] with [[Optic weaponry|energy ray]] along with [[Switchblade (Timelines)|Switchblade]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

===Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past===
High Beam is a member of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], a group of highly-trained individuals who uphold the [[Pax Cybertronia]] on [[Maximal]]-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He is very surprised to see that his teammate [[Getout]] modeled himself after a lesser known Autobot named [[Skram]] whom High Beam had known personally. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[Image:HighBeam-toy.jpg|thumb|300px| Confused, High Beam prepares to shoot his own altmode.]]
*'''High Beam''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:Part of the first wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], High Beam transforms into a "concept car" with exposed rear engine. At 1:64 scale and using through-axle wheels for speedy rolling on smooth surfaces, High Beam is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox"-brand playsets and tracks.

:The same mold was [[redeco]]ed in ''Generation 2'' for the Go-Bots version of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]], as well as for the [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]] toy, [[Nightracer]]. It was later used for the ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]] [[Crosswise (RID)|Crosswise]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/HighBeam/highbeam.htm More information on High Beam at TFU.info]

==Notes==
*High Beam's card-art mistakenly gives him [[Gearhead]]'s rifle.
*As with the rest of Security Force, High Beam's Maximal body is based on ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]].

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Brawl (G1)

2009-11-14T19:26:10Z

213.46.45.62: /* G1 Series */

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{{disambig3|Brawl}}
{{picsneeded|Fiction, early model}}
:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]
If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Baggareur'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Bomber'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jēng-chǎu''' (爭吵, "Brawl" or "Quarrel")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Chaonao''' (吵闹, "Brawl" or "Clamor")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of several [[Renegade Decepticon|Renegade Decepticons]] who went against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and had his [[personality component]] removed and placed in [[Decepticon Detention Center|storage]]. After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was booted out of the Decepticons, he stole the personality components of the Combaticons, including Brawl, to create his own army against Megatron. He proceeded to place the components in several World War II-era [[human]] vehicles, which is how Brawl got his tank body. Brawl was less than grateful to his liberator, and threatened to pound him, until Starscream revealed that he had "forgotten" to install energy converters into them. The Combaticons, including Brawl, decided to bide their time. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}.

After failing to overthrow Megatron and being banished to an asteroid, the Combaticons managed to tow it to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot|Autobots]], arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out his eunuch for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (robot)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[Image:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh my god, you've killed a puppy. YOU RUST-CASE!!]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its [[Decepticon super science|experimental energy]], he and the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Vehicles]] defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] to aid the planet [[Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a scenario where the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

[[Image:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to steal the human [[hydrothermocline]] plant. When they arrived, they faced Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] waiting for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his lifeless body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] acident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]] arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Generation 2====
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against borders. They didn't do so well. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against [[The Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brawltww.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}. As part of a combiner group, his actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|The Dark Ages issue 3}}

Millions of years later, when [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This can't turn out good...]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee's]] twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Brawl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
* '''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[Electron gun]], Twin Sonic Cannon

: Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.

: Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases has the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding.

: Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.

: In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Brawl, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (twice!) and finally ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Armorhide.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Brawl toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, double-barreled cannon

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]].

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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|300px| BRWL!]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] mold, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who doubles as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]. Brawl himself is also indistinguishable from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]

* The [[Character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are heavily... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys —except for the heads, oddly enough, where the show models are quite accurate— have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways.

* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

* Brawl's original G1 toy transformed into a German Leopard 1 tank. For some odd reason though, his vehicle mode in the cartoon and US comic instead resembled the earlier British Centurion tank.

* Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].

* At some point or another there were plans for a [[The War Within|War Within]] version of Brawl planned for the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line as was seen in Wal-Mart computers. Plans of this item are unknown, now that the ''Transformers Titanium Series'' line is canceled.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm Brawl at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brawl Brawl's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]
If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Baggareur'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Bomber'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jēng-chǎu''' (爭吵, "Brawl" or "Quarrel")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Chaonao''' (吵闹, "Brawl" or "Clamor")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of several [[Renegade Decepticon|Renegade Decepticons]] who went against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and had his [[personality component]] removed and placed in [[Decepticon Detention Center|storage]]. After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was booted out of the Decepticons, he stole the personality components of the Combaticons, including Brawl, to create his own army against Megatron. He proceeded to place the components in several World War II-era [[human]] vehicles, which is how Brawl got his tank body. Brawl was less than grateful to his liberator, and threatened to pound him, until Starscream revealed that he had "forgotten" to install energy converters into them. The Combaticons, including Brawl, decided to bide their time. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}.

After failing to overthrow Megatron and being banished to an asteroid, the Combaticons managed to tow it to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot|Autobots]], arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out his eunuch for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (robot)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[Image:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh my god, you've killed a puppy. YOU RUST-CASE!!]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its [[Decepticon super science|experimental energy]], he and the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Vehicles]] defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] to aid the planet [[Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a scenario where the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

[[Image:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to steal the human [[hydrothermocline]] plant. When they arrived, they faced Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] waiting for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his lifeless body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] acident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]] arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Generation 2====
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against borders. They didn't do so well. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against [[The Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brawltww.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}. As part of a combiner group, his actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|The Dark Ages issue 3}}

Millions of years later, when [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This can't turn out good...]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee's]] twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Brawl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
* '''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[Electron gun]], Twin Sonic Cannon

: Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.

: Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases has the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding.

: Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.

: In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Brawl, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (twice!) and finally ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Armorhide.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Brawl toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, double-barreled cannon

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]].

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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] mold, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who doubles as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]. Brawl himself is also indistinguishable from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]

* The [[Character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are heavily... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys —except for the heads, oddly enough, where the show models are quite accurate— have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways.

* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

* Brawl's original G1 toy transformed into a German Leopard 1 tank. For some odd reason though, his vehicle mode in the cartoon and US comic instead resembled the earlier British Centurion tank.

* Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].

* At some point or another there were plans for a [[The War Within|War Within]] version of Brawl planned for the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line as was seen in Wal-Mart computers. Plans of this item are unknown, now that the ''Transformers Titanium Series'' line is canceled.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm Brawl at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brawl Brawl's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]
If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Baggareur'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Bomber'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jēng-chǎu''' (爭吵, "Brawl" or "Quarrel")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Chaonao''' (吵闹, "Brawl" or "Clamor")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of several [[Renegade Decepticon|Renegade Decepticons]] who went against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and had his [[personality component]] removed and placed in [[Decepticon Detention Center|storage]]. After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was booted out of the Decepticons, he stole the personality components of the Combaticons, including Brawl, to create his own army against Megatron. He proceeded to place the components in several World War II-era [[human]] vehicles, which is how Brawl got his tank body. Brawl was less than grateful to his liberator, and threatened to pound him, until Starscream revealed that he had "forgotten" to install energy converters into them. The Combaticons, including Brawl, decided to bide their time. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}.

After failing to overthrow Megatron and being banished to an asteroid, the Combaticons managed to tow it to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot|Autobots]], arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out his eunuch for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (robot)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[Image:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh my god, you've killed a puppy. YOU RUST-CASE!!]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its [[Decepticon super science|experimental energy]], he and the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Vehicles]] defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] to aid the planet [[Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a scenario where the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

[[Image:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to steal the human [[hydrothermocline]] plant. When they arrived, they faced Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] waiting for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his lifeless body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] acident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]] arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Generation 2====
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against borders. They didn't do so well. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against [[The Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brawltww.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}. As part of a combiner group, his actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|The Dark Ages issue 3}}

Millions of years later, when [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This can't turn out good...]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee's]] twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Brawl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
* '''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[Electron gun]], Twin Sonic Cannon

: Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.

: Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases has the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding.

: Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.

: In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Brawl, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (twice!) and finally ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Armorhide.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Brawl toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, double-barreled cannon

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]].

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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] mold, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who doubles as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]. Brawl himself is also indistinguishable from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]

* The [[Character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are heavily... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys —except for the heads, oddly enough, where the show models are quite accurate— have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways.

* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

* Brawl's original G1 toy transforms into a German Leopard 1 tank. For some odd reason though, his vehicle mode in the cartoon and US comic instead resembles the earlier British Centurion tank.

* Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].

* At some point or another there were plans for a [[The War Within|War Within]] version of Brawl planned for the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line as was seen in Wal-Mart computers. Plans of this item are unknown, now that the ''Transformers Titanium Series'' line is canceled.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm Brawl at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brawl Brawl's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]
If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Baggareur'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Bomber'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jēng-chǎu''' (爭吵, "Brawl" or "Quarrel")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Chaonao''' (吵闹, "Brawl" or "Clamor")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of several [[Renegade Decepticon|Renegade Decepticons]] who went against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and had his [[personality component]] removed and placed in [[Decepticon Detention Center|storage]]. After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was booted out of the Decepticons, he stole the personality components of the Combaticons, including Brawl, to create his own army against Megatron. He proceeded to place the components in several World War II-era [[human]] vehicles, which is how Brawl got his tank body. Brawl was less than grateful to his liberator, and threatened to pound him, until Starscream revealed that he had "forgotten" to install energy converters into them. The Combaticons, including Brawl, decided to bide their time. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}.

After failing to overthrow Megatron and being banished to an asteroid, the Combaticons managed to tow it to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot|Autobots]], arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out his eunuch for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (robot)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[Image:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh my god, you've killed a puppy. YOU RUST-CASE!!]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its [[Decepticon super science|experimental energy]], he and the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Vehicles]] defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] to aid the planet [[Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a scenario where the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

[[Image:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to steal the human [[hydrothermocline]] plant. When they arrived, they faced Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] waiting for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his lifeless body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] acident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]] arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Generation 2====
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against borders. They didn't do so well. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against [[The Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brawltww.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}. As part of a combiner group, his actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|The Dark Ages issue 3}}

Millions of years later, when [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This can't turn out good...]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee's]] twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Brawl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
* '''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[Electron gun]], Twin Sonic Cannon

: Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.

: Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases has the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding.

: Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.

: In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Brawl, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (twice!) and finally ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Armorhide.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Brawl toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, double-barreled cannon

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]].

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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] mold, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who doubles as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]. Brawl himself is also indistinguishable from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]

* The [[Character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are heavily... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys —except for the heads, oddly enough, where the show models are quite accurate— have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways.

* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

* Brawl's original G1 toy transforms into a German Leopard 1 tank. For some odd reason though, his vehicle mode in the cartoon and US comic resembles the earlier British Centurion tank.

* Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].

* At some point or another there were plans for a [[The War Within|War Within]] version of Brawl planned for the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line as was seen in Wal-Mart computers. Plans of this item are unknown, now that the ''Transformers Titanium Series'' line is canceled.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm Brawl at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brawl Brawl's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]
If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Baggareur'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Bomber'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jēng-chǎu''' (爭吵, "Brawl" or "Quarrel")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Chaonao''' (吵闹, "Brawl" or "Clamor")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of several [[Renegade Decepticon|Renegade Decepticons]] who went against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and had his [[personality component]] removed and placed in [[Decepticon Detention Center|storage]]. After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was booted out of the Decepticons, he stole the personality components of the Combaticons, including Brawl, to create his own army against Megatron. He proceeded to place the components in several World War II-era [[human]] vehicles, which is how Brawl got his tank body. Brawl was less than grateful to his liberator, and threatened to pound him, until Starscream revealed that he had "forgotten" to install energy converters into them. The Combaticons, including Brawl, decided to bide their time. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}.

After failing to overthrow Megatron and being banished to an asteroid, the Combaticons managed to tow it to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot|Autobots]], arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out his eunuch for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (robot)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[Image:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh my god, you've killed a puppy. YOU RUST-CASE!!]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its [[Decepticon super science|experimental energy]], he and the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Vehicles]] defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] to aid the planet [[Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a scenario where the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

[[Image:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to steal the human [[hydrothermocline]] plant. When they arrived, they faced Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] waiting for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his lifeless body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] acident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]] arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Generation 2====
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against borders. They didn't do so well. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against [[The Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brawltww.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}. As part of a combiner group, his actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|The Dark Ages issue 3}}

Millions of years later, when [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This can't turn out good...]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee's]] twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Brawl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
* '''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[Electron gun]], Twin Sonic Cannon

: Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.

: Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases has the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding.

: Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.

: In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Brawl, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (twice!) and finally ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Armorhide.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Brawl toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, double-barreled cannon

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]].

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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] mold, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who doubles as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]. Brawl himself is also indistinguishable from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]

* The [[Character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are heavily... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys —except for the heads, oddly enough, where the show models are quite accurate— have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways.

* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

* Brawl's original G1 toy transforms into a German Leopard 1 tank. For some odd reason though, his vehicle mode in the cartoon and US comic vaguely resembles the earlier British Centurion tank.

* Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].

* At some point or another there were plans for a [[The War Within|War Within]] version of Brawl planned for the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line as was seen in Wal-Mart computers. Plans of this item are unknown, now that the ''Transformers Titanium Series'' line is canceled.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm Brawl at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brawl Brawl's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]
If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Baggareur'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Bomber'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jēng-chǎu''' (爭吵, "Brawl" or "Quarrel")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Chaonao''' (吵闹, "Brawl" or "Clamor")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of several [[Renegade Decepticon|Renegade Decepticons]] who went against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and had his [[personality component]] removed and placed in [[Decepticon Detention Center|storage]]. After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was booted out of the Decepticons, he stole the personality components of the Combaticons, including Brawl, to create his own army against Megatron. He proceeded to place the components in several World War II-era [[human]] vehicles, which is how Brawl got his tank body. Brawl was less than grateful to his liberator, and threatened to pound him, until Starscream revealed that he had "forgotten" to install energy converters into them. The Combaticons, including Brawl, decided to bide their time. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}.

After failing to overthrow Megatron and being banished to an asteroid, the Combaticons managed to tow it to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot|Autobots]], arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out his eunuch for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (robot)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[Image:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh my god, you've killed a puppy. YOU RUST-CASE!!]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its [[Decepticon super science|experimental energy]], he and the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Vehicles]] defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] to aid the planet [[Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a scenario where the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

[[Image:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to steal the human [[hydrothermocline]] plant. When they arrived, they faced Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] waiting for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his lifeless body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] acident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]] arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Generation 2====
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against borders. They didn't do so well. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against [[The Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brawltww.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}. As part of a combiner group, his actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|The Dark Ages issue 3}}

Millions of years later, when [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This can't turn out good...]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee's]] twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Brawl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
* '''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[Electron gun]], Twin Sonic Cannon

: Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.

: Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases has the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding.

: Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.

: In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Brawl, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (twice!) and finally ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Armorhide.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Brawl toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, double-barreled cannon

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]].

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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] mold, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who doubles as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]. Brawl himself is also indistinguishable from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]

* The [[Character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are heavily... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys —except for the heads, oddly enough, where the show models are quite accurate— have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways.

* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

* Brawl's original G1 toy transforms into a German Leopard 1 tank. For some odd reason though, his vehicle mode in the cartoon and US comic resembles the earlier British Centurion tank.

* Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].

* At some point or another there were plans for a [[The War Within|War Within]] version of Brawl planned for the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line as was seen in Wal-Mart computers. Plans of this item are unknown, now that the ''Transformers Titanium Series'' line is canceled.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm Brawl at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brawl Brawl's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]
If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Baggareur'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Bomber'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jēng-chǎu''' (爭吵, "Brawl" or "Quarrel")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Chaonao''' (吵闹, "Brawl" or "Clamor")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of several [[Renegade Decepticon|Renegade Decepticons]] who went against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and had his [[personality component]] removed and placed in [[Decepticon Detention Center|storage]]. After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was booted out of the Decepticons, he stole the personality components of the Combaticons, including Brawl, to create his own army against Megatron. He proceeded to place the components in several World War II-era [[human]] vehicles, which is how Brawl got his tank body. Brawl was less than grateful to his liberator, and threatened to pound him, until Starscream revealed that he had "forgotten" to install energy converters into them. The Combaticons, including Brawl, decided to bide their time. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}.

After failing to overthrow Megatron and being banished to an asteroid, the Combaticons managed to tow it to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot|Autobots]], arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out his eunuch for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (robot)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[Image:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh my god, you've killed a puppy. YOU RUST-CASE!!]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its [[Decepticon super science|experimental energy]], he and the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Vehicles]] defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] to aid the planet [[Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a scenario where the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

[[Image:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to steal the human [[hydrothermocline]] plant. When they arrived, they faced Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] waiting for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his lifeless body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] acident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]] arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Generation 2====
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against borders. They didn't do so well. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against [[The Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brawltww.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}. As part of a combiner group, his actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|The Dark Ages issue 3}}

Millions of years later, when [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This can't turn out good...]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee's]] twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Brawl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
* '''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[Electron gun]], Twin Sonic Cannon

: Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.

: Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases has the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding.

: Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.

: In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Brawl, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (twice!) and finally ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Armorhide.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Brawl toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, double-barreled cannon

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]].

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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] mold, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who doubles as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]. Brawl himself is also indistinguishable from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]

* The [[Character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are heavily... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys —except for the heads, oddly enough, where the show models are quite accurate— have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways.

* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

* Brawl's original G1 toy transforms into a German Leopard tank. For some odd reason though, his vehicle mode in the cartoon and US comic more resembles the earlier British Centurion tank.

* Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].

* At some point or another there were plans for a [[The War Within|War Within]] version of Brawl planned for the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line as was seen in Wal-Mart computers. Plans of this item are unknown, now that the ''Transformers Titanium Series'' line is canceled.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm Brawl at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brawl Brawl's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]
If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Baggareur'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Bomber'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jēng-chǎu''' (爭吵, "Brawl" or "Quarrel")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Chaonao''' (吵闹, "Brawl" or "Clamor")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of several [[Renegade Decepticon|Renegade Decepticons]] who went against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and had his [[personality component]] removed and placed in [[Decepticon Detention Center|storage]]. After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was booted out of the Decepticons, he stole the personality components of the Combaticons, including Brawl, to create his own army against Megatron. He proceeded to place the components in several World War II-era [[human]] vehicles, which is how Brawl got his tank body. Brawl was less than grateful to his liberator, and threatened to pound him, until Starscream revealed that he had "forgotten" to install energy converters into them. The Combaticons, including Brawl, decided to bide their time. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}.

After failing to overthrow Megatron and being banished to an asteroid, the Combaticons managed to tow it to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot|Autobots]], arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out his eunuch for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (robot)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[Image:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh my god, you've killed a puppy. YOU RUST-CASE!!]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its [[Decepticon super science|experimental energy]], he and the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Vehicles]] defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] to aid the planet [[Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a scenario where the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

[[Image:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to steal the human [[hydrothermocline]] plant. When they arrived, they faced Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] waiting for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his lifeless body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] acident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]] arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Generation 2====
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against borders. They didn't do so well. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against [[The Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brawltww.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}. As part of a combiner group, his actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|The Dark Ages issue 3}}

Millions of years later, when [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This can't turn out good...]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee's]] twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Brawl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
* '''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[Electron gun]], Twin Sonic Cannon

: Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.

: Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases has the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding.

: Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.

: In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Brawl, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (twice!) and finally ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Armorhide.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Brawl toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, double-barreled cannon

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]].

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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] mold, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who doubles as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]. Brawl himself is also indistinguishable from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]

* The [[Character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are heavily... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys —except for the heads, oddly enough, where the show models are quite accurate— have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways.

* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

* Brawl's original G1 toy transforms into a German Leopard 2 tank. For some odd reason though, his vehicle mode in the cartoon and US comic more resembles the earlier British Centurion tank.

* Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].

* At some point or another there were plans for a [[The War Within|War Within]] version of Brawl planned for the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line as was seen in Wal-Mart computers. Plans of this item are unknown, now that the ''Transformers Titanium Series'' line is canceled.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm Brawl at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brawl Brawl's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Generation 2 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Masterforce characters]]

Star system

2009-10-16T22:35:07Z

213.46.45.62: /* Fiction */

{{disambig2|the generic term|the actual Solar-related system|Solar System}}

[[Image:CybertronBW Transwarp.jpg|right|300px|thumb|To get to "another galaxy", you've got to go past a few hundred billion of these.]]
A '''solar system''' (more properly, '''star system''' or '''stellar system''') is a grouping of one or more stars, commonly orbited by one or more [[Planet|planets]] and various other cosmic detritus.

Transformers typically travel to different star systems in the course of their adventures. As star systems are generally several light years apart, this requires some sort of faster-than-light propulsion, or an instantaneous gateway system of some kind, such as a [[Space bridge|space bridge]].

==Fiction==
Notable solar systems in Transformers fiction include:

[[Image:GodGambit Saturn.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
[[Image:Theprobetranswarpprobe.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* The [[Solar System]], dominated by the [[Sun]], appears in almost every Transformers story. Its known orbital bodies include:
** [[Mercury]]
** [[Venus (planet)|Venus]]
** [[Earth]], and its moon, the cunningly named [[Moon (moon)|"The Moon"]].
** [[Mars]]
** Various asteroids, including [[Ceres]] (technically a dwarf planet), [[Juno]], and [[Pallas]]<ref>[[Duel on the Asteroid]]</ref>
** [[Jupiter]], and its moon [[Io]]
** [[Saturn]], and its moon [[Titan]]
** Uranus and Neptune <ref>Featured, but not named in [[The Probe]].</ref>
** [[Pluto]]

===Marvel Comics===
* The [[Alpha Centauri]] system was the home system of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], before it was knocked out of orbit.
* The Rigel system, including the planet [[Rigel III]].
* An unnamed system where the [[Matrix Quest]] took place, home to the following planets:
** [[Cheyne]]
** [[Pz-Zazz]]
** [[Pequod]]
** [[Cameron]], and its barren moon [[VsQs]]

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[Image:CybertronBW SolarSystem.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* An unnamed system containing the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Cybertron's irregular orbit, seen in "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", indicates that it may have been moved into this solar system artificially.

===IDW Comics===
* The Lambda Scorpii system, also home to the planet Cybertron.
* The [[Kol]] system, home to the planet [[Varas Centralus]].
* The [[Eigerson-48]] system, home to the planet [[Mumu-Obscura]].

===''Transformers'' (2007)===
* The [[Charii system]]

==Those poor, confused writers==
A star system should not be confused with a ''galaxy'', which is a massive grouping of millions of star systems. A single galaxy is unfathomably huge, with our own [[Milky Way]] Galaxy containing several hundred ''billion'' stars. The distances between galaxies are several orders of magnitude greater than the distances between the star systems they contain.

Unfortunately, in Transformers fiction, "galaxy" is frequently used in places where "star system" makes a lot more sense, or at least is not as jarring. Given that all interstellar travel is based on fictional technologies, it's not ''inconceivable'' that characters might actually come from or travel to other galaxies. But the notion seems an unnecessary complication at best ([[Star Wars|a single galaxy is a more-than-ample playground for fictional adventures]]) and often outright contradicts information given elsewhere. Cartoon animation, for example, almost ''never'' supports the idea that characters actually leave the Milky Way galaxy.

Notable examples of galaxy/solar system confusion include:

* [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]'s [[Bio|bio]], which says his [[Rocket Base|rocket base]] can use gravity to "slingshot across entire galaxies in seconds".

* "[[The Test (issue)|The Test]]", wherein [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]] is delighted to find [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] "just inside our galaxy", as if that meant it was nearby.

* "[[Primal Fear!]]", in which the [[Decepticon]] [[Warworld]] is said to be operating in "another galaxy".

* The ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' episode "[[The Return of Demolishor]]" features [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] narrating, "We warped into another galaxy on the outer reaches of the solar system." The dialogue is less confused in the original ''Superlink'' version, and may be more of a dubbing artifact than pure authorial error ("''from'' the outer reaches of the solar system", or switching the two terms around, would both make a lot more sense.)

* [[Movie Prequel issue 2|''Prime Directives'' issue 2]], as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] describes searching "countless solar spans, through myriad galaxies, nebulae and systems".

* ''[[Transformers: Beginnings]]'': In a voiceover monologue not taken from the [[Movie Prequel issue 2|comic version]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] announces his arrival in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, despite [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] opening narration for the [[Transformers (2007)|movie]], where he stated that the [[Autobot|Autobots]] "scattered across the galaxy", thus implying that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is located ''within'' the Milky Way galaxy.

* [[The Reign of Starscream Issue Number One|''The Reign of Starscream'' issue 1]]: Despite Optimus Prime's aforementioned opening narration for the movie, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] claims in this issue that the [[All Spark]]'s journey ends "galaxies away" when it arrives on [[Earth]]. ([[The Reign of Starscream issue 5|Issue 5]] later corrects this.)

[[Image:G1 Cybertron's galaxy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[http://lyricwiki.org/Monty_Python:Galaxy_Song Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving, revolving at nine hundred miles an hour...]]]

Remarkably, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] seems to portray Cybertron consistently as being originally located outside our galaxy. The episode "[[Roll For It]]" shows Cybertron outside of a spiral galaxy (though it is also shown against a field of stars, instead of the empty black void that should be there if it's located in inter-galactic space). The episode later shows a rather confusing visual of the space bridge energy beam emanating from an empty point in space alongside a galaxy, but not going into the galaxy. Later, in "The Ultimate Doom", Optimus Prime comments that the pylons of the Decepticons' Cybertron-centered space bridge "form a pyramid, with the apex beyond this galaxy."

===Galaxy ≠ Universe===
On more rare occasions, "universe" is used in place of "galaxy" or even "solar system", to even more ridiculous effect. Since the universe includes ''millions of galaxies'', each containing ''billions of stars'', the following usages of "universe" seem painfully misworded:

* In "[[Changing Gears]]", it's stated that the exploding [[Sun]] could destroy the universe. Suns have exploded on a pretty regular basis for billions of years, and so far, the universe is still ticking away.

* In "[[The Return of Demolishor]]", [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] says that by using the [[Energon grid|energon grid]], they "run the risk of destroying the entire universe". Though the characters ''are'' in [[Alpha Q's universe|a new, fledgling universe]] where this might make some slight amount of sense, the line is in fact a dubbing error.

* Various Decepticons have made the claim that they plan to rule not merely the galaxy but rather the universe, such as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]" — "I ''will'' rule the universe, even if I am the only one ''left'' in the universe!" That's a ''lot'' of conquering to do there, buddy!

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Space]]

Star system

2009-10-16T22:33:16Z

213.46.45.62: /* Fiction */

{{disambig2|the generic term|the actual Solar-related system|Solar System}}

[[Image:CybertronBW Transwarp.jpg|right|300px|thumb|To get to "another galaxy", you've got to go past a few hundred billion of these.]]
A '''solar system''' (more properly, '''star system''' or '''stellar system''') is a grouping of one or more stars, commonly orbited by one or more [[Planet|planets]] and various other cosmic detritus.

Transformers typically travel to different star systems in the course of their adventures. As star systems are generally several light years apart, this requires some sort of faster-than-light propulsion, or an instantaneous gateway system of some kind, such as a [[Space bridge|space bridge]].

==Fiction==
Notable solar systems in Transformers fiction include:

[[Image:GodGambit Saturn.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
[[Image:Theprobetranswarpprobe.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* The [[Solar System]], dominated by the [[Sun]], appears in almost every Transformers story. Its known orbital bodies include:
** [[Mercury]]
** [[Venus (planet)|Venus]]
** [[Earth]], and its moon, the vvery ingeniously named [[Moon (moon)|"The Moon"]].
** [[Mars]]
** Various asteroids, including [[Ceres]] (technically a dwarf planet), [[Juno]], and [[Pallas]]<ref>[[Duel on the Asteroid]]</ref>
** [[Jupiter]], and its moon [[Io]]
** [[Saturn]], and its moon [[Titan]]
** Uranus and Neptune <ref>Featured, but not named in [[The Probe]].</ref>
** [[Pluto]]

===Marvel Comics===
* The [[Alpha Centauri]] system was the home system of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], before it was knocked out of orbit.
* The Rigel system, including the planet [[Rigel III]].
* An unnamed system where the [[Matrix Quest]] took place, home to the following planets:
** [[Cheyne]]
** [[Pz-Zazz]]
** [[Pequod]]
** [[Cameron]], and its barren moon [[VsQs]]

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[Image:CybertronBW SolarSystem.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* An unnamed system containing the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Cybertron's irregular orbit, seen in "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", indicates that it may have been moved into this solar system artificially.

===IDW Comics===
* The Lambda Scorpii system, also home to the planet Cybertron.
* The [[Kol]] system, home to the planet [[Varas Centralus]].
* The [[Eigerson-48]] system, home to the planet [[Mumu-Obscura]].

===''Transformers'' (2007)===
* The [[Charii system]]

==Those poor, confused writers==
A star system should not be confused with a ''galaxy'', which is a massive grouping of millions of star systems. A single galaxy is unfathomably huge, with our own [[Milky Way]] Galaxy containing several hundred ''billion'' stars. The distances between galaxies are several orders of magnitude greater than the distances between the star systems they contain.

Unfortunately, in Transformers fiction, "galaxy" is frequently used in places where "star system" makes a lot more sense, or at least is not as jarring. Given that all interstellar travel is based on fictional technologies, it's not ''inconceivable'' that characters might actually come from or travel to other galaxies. But the notion seems an unnecessary complication at best ([[Star Wars|a single galaxy is a more-than-ample playground for fictional adventures]]) and often outright contradicts information given elsewhere. Cartoon animation, for example, almost ''never'' supports the idea that characters actually leave the Milky Way galaxy.

Notable examples of galaxy/solar system confusion include:

* [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]'s [[Bio|bio]], which says his [[Rocket Base|rocket base]] can use gravity to "slingshot across entire galaxies in seconds".

* "[[The Test (issue)|The Test]]", wherein [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]] is delighted to find [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] "just inside our galaxy", as if that meant it was nearby.

* "[[Primal Fear!]]", in which the [[Decepticon]] [[Warworld]] is said to be operating in "another galaxy".

* The ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' episode "[[The Return of Demolishor]]" features [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] narrating, "We warped into another galaxy on the outer reaches of the solar system." The dialogue is less confused in the original ''Superlink'' version, and may be more of a dubbing artifact than pure authorial error ("''from'' the outer reaches of the solar system", or switching the two terms around, would both make a lot more sense.)

* [[Movie Prequel issue 2|''Prime Directives'' issue 2]], as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] describes searching "countless solar spans, through myriad galaxies, nebulae and systems".

* ''[[Transformers: Beginnings]]'': In a voiceover monologue not taken from the [[Movie Prequel issue 2|comic version]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] announces his arrival in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, despite [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] opening narration for the [[Transformers (2007)|movie]], where he stated that the [[Autobot|Autobots]] "scattered across the galaxy", thus implying that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is located ''within'' the Milky Way galaxy.

* [[The Reign of Starscream Issue Number One|''The Reign of Starscream'' issue 1]]: Despite Optimus Prime's aforementioned opening narration for the movie, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] claims in this issue that the [[All Spark]]'s journey ends "galaxies away" when it arrives on [[Earth]]. ([[The Reign of Starscream issue 5|Issue 5]] later corrects this.)

[[Image:G1 Cybertron's galaxy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[http://lyricwiki.org/Monty_Python:Galaxy_Song Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving, revolving at nine hundred miles an hour...]]]

Remarkably, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] seems to portray Cybertron consistently as being originally located outside our galaxy. The episode "[[Roll For It]]" shows Cybertron outside of a spiral galaxy (though it is also shown against a field of stars, instead of the empty black void that should be there if it's located in inter-galactic space). The episode later shows a rather confusing visual of the space bridge energy beam emanating from an empty point in space alongside a galaxy, but not going into the galaxy. Later, in "The Ultimate Doom", Optimus Prime comments that the pylons of the Decepticons' Cybertron-centered space bridge "form a pyramid, with the apex beyond this galaxy."

===Galaxy ≠ Universe===
On more rare occasions, "universe" is used in place of "galaxy" or even "solar system", to even more ridiculous effect. Since the universe includes ''millions of galaxies'', each containing ''billions of stars'', the following usages of "universe" seem painfully misworded:

* In "[[Changing Gears]]", it's stated that the exploding [[Sun]] could destroy the universe. Suns have exploded on a pretty regular basis for billions of years, and so far, the universe is still ticking away.

* In "[[The Return of Demolishor]]", [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] says that by using the [[Energon grid|energon grid]], they "run the risk of destroying the entire universe". Though the characters ''are'' in [[Alpha Q's universe|a new, fledgling universe]] where this might make some slight amount of sense, the line is in fact a dubbing error.

* Various Decepticons have made the claim that they plan to rule not merely the galaxy but rather the universe, such as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]" — "I ''will'' rule the universe, even if I am the only one ''left'' in the universe!" That's a ''lot'' of conquering to do there, buddy!

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Space]]

Hellbat (G1)

2009-08-18T20:46:43Z

213.46.45.62: /* Victory cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Hellbat is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hellbat.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Member of the Ambitious Screwups Club.]]
Of all of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s warriors, '''Hellbat''' (ヘルバット ''Herubatto'') is by far the most underhanded and maniacal. As a member of the elite [[Breastforce]] team, he thinks that he would be much better suited to lead the unit than his commanding officer, [[Leozack]], and he goes to any lengths that he can to prove it to Deathsaurus. Hellbat is a highly accomplished spy, regularly obtaining information that none of his fellow Decepticons are able to, and formulating any number of plans and schemes in his never-ending quest to climb the greasy ladder. He is also a sneak of the highest order, constantly talking behind his teammates' backs and spreading rumors, but he's not sneaky enough to prevent his fellow Decepticons from knowing what he gets up to. It is perhaps not surprising, then, to learn that nobody likes Hellbat, and that they trust him even less than that. In fact, his teammates would all be quite happy to kick him out of the Breastforce, if not for his strangely skilled silver tongue. Hellbat is usually able to talk just about anyone around to his way of thinking just long enough. He would genuinely go to any length to keep his position in the Breastforce ranks, although he'll usually come off as just plain pathetic in the process.

In robot mode, Hellbat has one of the most useful special attacks among all the other Decepticons: with a chant of "Hypnotism, Sleep, Hibernation", he can project mesmerizing waves of sonic energy that weaken his opponents, leaving them open to his influence. His breastplate, [[Kōmoribreast]], can detach and transform into either a bat-like robot mode, or the hand-held "Kōmori Cannon" blaster. Like his fellow Breastforce warriors, Hellbat is also armed with an [[electromagnetic nunchaku]].

So it's a pity, then, that he's kind of a schmuck.

Hellbat can merge with his Breastforce teammates into [[Liokaiser]], forming the left arm of the super robot.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Hellbat_hypnotism.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]

Hellbat summoned by Leozack to join the Breastforce on Earth after they had already waged several battles against [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s [[Autobot]]s. Hellbat's first mission took him to the New Energy Resource Research and Development Laboratory in [[Japan]], where he deployed his Kōmoribreast to download information from the lab's computers. Discovered by one of the scientist, Hellbat knocked out the Autobot and [[human]] troops that attacked him and fled. He soon met back up with the rest of the Breastforce, and was chastised for being unable to keep his actions a secret by Leozack, who then decided to simply steal the entire contents of the lab. In the battle that resulted, Hellbat faced off against [[Blacker]], but the brawny Autobot overcame the Decepticon's hypnotic waves by stabbing himself in his own leg. The Decepticons were ultimately repelled by a brainwave-scrambler invented by [[Braver]], and when Leozack was chewed out by Deathsaurus for the team's failure, Hellbat silently observed the whole affair, deciding that he would be a much better leader than Leozack was. {{storylink|The New Warrior - Hellbat}}

[[Image:Leozack and hellbat.jpg|right|thumb|215px|Oh come on, give me money for the roller coaster.]]

Hellbat immediately set about currying Deathsaurus's favour, gathering information on an energy shipment leaving from a spaceport in Nevada. Leozack was enraged when Hellbat went over his head with the information and took it directly to Deathsaurus, but Hellbat won him around by appealing to his own desire to see Deathsaurus dethroned, explaining that they could take the energy for themselves. To their credit, they were able to abscond with the energy, but when Star Saber appeared to chase them down, Hellbat was shot out of the sky and decided to let Leozack fend for himself while Hellbat made plans to blame the whole debacle on his commander. {{storylink|Attack the Shuttle Base!!}}

After joining in on the Breastforce's attempt to ransom [[Marine City]] with a neutron bomb, {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} Hellbat put another scheme of his own to work. While the Breastforce kept most of the Autobots busy in a battle over a fleet of oil tankers, Hellbat invaded the under-staffed [[Shuttle Base]] and tried to steal information from its computers. When he tripped an alarm, Hellbat simply snatched a random computer disk and tried to flee, but when his way was barred by [[Galaxy Shuttle]], he kidnapped [[Jean Minakaze]] and [[Holi]] to ensure his safe getaway. The Autobots soon tracked him down to the temporary base he and the [[Dinoforce]] were using and rescued Holi and Jean, but Hellbat passed the buck, blaming Leozack and [[Gōryū]] for the bungled mission. Hellbat still had the computer disk to give to Deathsaurus, but unfortunately for him, it turned out that all he had stolen was Jean's homework. {{storylink|Rescue Jean!!}}

[[Image:Hellbat_tree_trouble.jpg|left|thumb|215px]]

When Autobots [[Mach]] and [[Tackle]] discovered a Breastforce scheme to tap hydroelectric power in Canada, Hellbat didn't fare very well in the ensuing chase, and wound up being lured into the nearby forest and entangled in a cluster of trees. {{storylink|Mach and Tackle}} Soon after, Hellbat participated in the Decepticons' plan to captured spacecraft in the asteroid belt. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

[[Image:Hellbat_crossformers.jpg|right|thumb|215px|Schmucks.]]

A little later, the Breastforce departed Earth for planet [[Micro]], intending to spring the sixth member of their team, [[Gaihawk]], from the Satellite Penitentiary on the planet's moon, so that they could combined to form the giant robot, Liokaiser. Before that mission got underway, however, the enterprising Hellbat decided to launch a series of raids on several of Micro's major energy-gathering facilities. Hiring the mercenaries [[Black Shadow]] and [[Blue Bacchus]] to aid him, Hellbat soon found he had to triple their cut to keep them on the job when Star Saber turned up to stop them. Rather than risk fighting Star Saber, Hellbat decided to cut his losses and blow up the plasma energy plant they were stealing from, but a parting shot from [[Greatshot]] destroyed what little energy he had already been able to steal, leaving him unable to pay the furious mercenaries. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}} Upon returning to the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' after this mission, Hellbat was met with threats of violence by the rest of the Breastforce, who were not impressed with his sneaking around behind their backs. Hellbat calmed his teammates by claiming that the energy he had tried to steal would have been intended for the whole team's personal use. The argument settled, the team set about their original goal, and attacked the Satellite Penitentiary to free Gaihawk. While the rest of the team held off Star Saber and his Autobots, Hellbat ventured into the prison to locate Gaihawk, only to have the object of his search be the one to find him, right when he was in the middle of ruminating on what effect the addition of Gaihawk to the Breastforce would have on his standing. Over-compensating to cover up his scheming, Hellbat met Gaihawk with hugs and kisses, and helped him recharge his energy from the prison's main supply. A battle between Gaihawk and Greatshot subsequently erupted, which sent the prison up in flames, forcing Hellbat to transform to jet mode and join Leozack in carrying their non-flying comrades to safety. {{storylink|Rescue! Gaihawk}}

[[Image:Hellbat_kills_deathcobra.jpg|left|thumb|215px|Oh, this'll bite me in the ass.]]

When Leozack did not invite Hellbat to the meeting to welcome Gaihawk back to the fold, he panicked, listened in on the conversation, and was horrified to discover that they were planning to kick him out of the team and replace him with an old comrade of Leozack's named [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]], who was already on his way to the planet. Hellbat intercepted Deathcobra before he reached the ''Thunder Arrow'', and petitioned him to simply leave, so that he could remain on the team. Deathcobra, however, was disgusted by Hellbat's cowardly request and swatted him out of the way, forcing Hellbat to draw his gun on him. Deathcobra dared Hellbat to pull the trigger, and to Hellbat's own surprise, he actually did, prompting a firefight between the two. Even as Hellbat squealed that it was an accident, he managed to unintentionally land a fatal shot on Deathcobra, killing him outright. Spotting the Autobot Micromaster [[Holi]] watching from a nearby ridge, Hellbat sped back to the ''Thunder Arrow'' and blamed Deathcobra's untimely end on him, then led the rest of the Breastforce in a "retaliatory" attack. In the battle that followed, Hellbat and the Breastforce combined into Liokaiser for the first time and actually defeated Star Saber. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}}

[[Image:Victoryleo_vs_breastforce.jpg|right|thumb|225px|We're wearing him down lads!]]

Not long after the Breastforce returned to Earth, Hellbat discovered the existence of the [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant in America, and the Breastforce led the charge in raiding it. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} After this, Hellbat let his own schemes and plans take a back seat for a while, and was content to simply participate in a series of missions without any of his typical backstabbing: drilling oil in Antarctica; {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}} ambushing the [[Brainmaster]]s in the desert; {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} aiding Deathsaurus in laying a trap for Star Saber; {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} and raiding energy from a solar power plant. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}}

After this temporary bout of restraint, Hellbat started looking out for number one again when he had his Kōmoribreast sneak into the Shuttle Base on an information gathering mission, which led him to learn of the apparent death of God Ginrai. He took this report to Deathsaurus, and also informed his emperor of another discovery he had made: the existence of a large energy stockpile in America. He, Leozack and the Dinoforce proceeded to attack a tractor trailer delivering a load of energy to this stockpile, but were easily defeated by the reborn Ginrai, who had been recreated as [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} When Victory Leo again roared into battle to thwart the Breastforce's attempt to pillage the Mount Asama geothermal energy plant, Hellbat was in no rush to confront the feral Autobot, but he didn't have any compunctions about chasing the helpless Jean Minakaze through the plant's corridors and locking him in the exploding building. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}}

[[Image:Victory33 hellbatdorya.jpg|left|thumb]]

When Leozack tried posing as Star Saber in order to infiltrate the Shuttle Base and steal information on the Autobot leader's ability to combine with Victory Leo, Hellbat helped complete the illusion by broadcasting a fake message to the Autobots, demanding that "Star Saber" bring the relevant computer disk to him or he would blow their base up with hidden bombs. {{storylink|A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs}} After the failure of that plan, Hellbat was next dispatched to a jungle planet somewhere in the depths of space to search for the metal-eating [[Dorya]] insects, which he had previously heard about while visiting [[Planet X (Victory)|Planet X]]. His hatred of the wilderness notwithstanding, Hellbat successfully retrieved the insects and brought them back to Earth and helped unleash them against the Autobots, but the scheme turned sour when the heroic robots discovered that intense cold could defeat the little metal-munchers. In the chaos that followed, Hellbat wound up spilling the insects all over himself, and ran off screaming. {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}}

[[Image:Victory35 falconpunch.jpg|right|thumb]]

Hellbat's final plot was his grandest: he actually succeeded in locating the lost continent of [[Atlantis]] and its massive supply of energy, and took the information straight to Deathsaurus. This proved to be the last straw for Leozack, who gave Hellbat a ferocious beating, until Hellbat revealed what he had told Deathsaurus: raise the continent and use its energy to recharge Deathsaurus's [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} The plan succeeded, and with this Atlantean energy in their clutches, the Breastforce and Deathsaurus departed for space, heading right for the fortress. The Autobots pursued the villains, but were unable to stop them from bringing the fortress back online. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} To keep the Autobots busy while the fortress's main cannon charged, Deathsaurus dispatched the Breastforce—combined as Liokaiser—to battle them. In the course of the clash, Victory Leo was able to blast Liokaiser into the fortress's cannon barrel, which drained his energy dry. With his consciousness fading and his body unable to move, Liokaiser could only utter a fading scream for help as he drifted off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}
{{-}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Hellbat debuted silently, standing behind Gaihawk as he informed Deathsaurus that Leozack had gone off on a solo mission, foolishly believing that he could conquer Earth on his own. {{storylink|Leozack Rumbles Violently!}}

Later, Hellbat and the other Breastforcers combined into Liokaiser to battle Star Saber on [[Energy Planet X]]. When the combiner warrior managed to seize Star Saber, his individual components began arguing over who would get right to destroy the Autobot leader; Hellbat believed he was the one who should be allowed to "switch them off". Star Saber exploited the opening to turn the battle around, and Liokaiser was defeated and escaped. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}} In their next battle with Star Saber, the Breastforce almost had him defeated thanks to the aid of Deathsaurus and Dinoking, but the tables were turned when Star Saber merged with new arrival Victory Leo, to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Strongest Partners, the Combination of Victory!}}

In their next battle, Liokaiser and Deathsaurus were defeated by the Autobots' "Five Stars of Victory" attack technique, and Liokaiser split back into Gaihawk and the rest of the Breastforce to flee back to Deathsaurus's "Space Stronghold". {{storylink|Shine! The Five Stars of Victory}} From the stronghold, the Decepticons began a final attack on Earth, bombarding the planet with meteors, but the Autobots succeeded in thwarting their scheme, despite a bit of attempted treachery courtesy of Leozack. At the battle's end, Deathsaurus revealed that the fortress was home to the Decepticon civilians, and that they had been fighting to keep them safe. Struck by this revelation, Star Saber decided that it was time for the Autobots and Decepticons to lay down their arms, and live in peace—the truest victory of all! {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}

===Timelines: Wings of Honor===
Hellbat was part of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s squad of Decepticons sent to [[Beta-Nine]] to retrieve some valuable cargo from the crashed ''[[Van De Graaff]]''. Hellbat, Banzai and [[Gaihawk]] had the young [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] cornered, but Hellbat's hypnotism ability drew the impressionable young bot out. Lucky for the Autobot, a hungry aquatic monster decided to try and make a snack out of Hellbat, breaking the spell and distracting the other two Decepticons long enough for Kup to run for it. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Of course, millions of years later, Kup's recollection of these events were a little... different.

==Toys==
===Victory===
[[Image:Victory-toy Hellbat.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm Batmammary.]]
*'''Hellbat''' (Breastforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-331'''
**''Accessories:'' "Kōmoribreast" Breast Animal

: Released only in Japan, Hellbat transforms into a dark blue and white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Dassault Rafale fighter jet]]. He comes with his Breast Animal partner Kōmoribreast, who can attach to Hellbat's chest as armor or be used as the hand-held "Kōmori Cannon" weapon. Hellbat can combine with his fellow Breastforce members, forming the left arm of [[Liokaiser]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Hellbat/hellbat.htm More information on Hellbat at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Liokaiser}}
*'''Liokaiser''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-335'''
**''Accessories:'' "Kōmoribreast" Breast Animal

: Hellbat was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. All of the toys are identical to their individual releases. This release does not have [[bio]]/[[tech spec]] cards for the individuals, only the combined form.

[[Category:Breastforce]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]

Hellbat (G1)

2009-08-18T20:46:23Z

213.46.45.62: /* Victory cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Hellbat is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hellbat.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Member of the Ambitious Screwups Club.]]
Of all of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s warriors, '''Hellbat''' (ヘルバット ''Herubatto'') is by far the most underhanded and maniacal. As a member of the elite [[Breastforce]] team, he thinks that he would be much better suited to lead the unit than his commanding officer, [[Leozack]], and he goes to any lengths that he can to prove it to Deathsaurus. Hellbat is a highly accomplished spy, regularly obtaining information that none of his fellow Decepticons are able to, and formulating any number of plans and schemes in his never-ending quest to climb the greasy ladder. He is also a sneak of the highest order, constantly talking behind his teammates' backs and spreading rumors, but he's not sneaky enough to prevent his fellow Decepticons from knowing what he gets up to. It is perhaps not surprising, then, to learn that nobody likes Hellbat, and that they trust him even less than that. In fact, his teammates would all be quite happy to kick him out of the Breastforce, if not for his strangely skilled silver tongue. Hellbat is usually able to talk just about anyone around to his way of thinking just long enough. He would genuinely go to any length to keep his position in the Breastforce ranks, although he'll usually come off as just plain pathetic in the process.

In robot mode, Hellbat has one of the most useful special attacks among all the other Decepticons: with a chant of "Hypnotism, Sleep, Hibernation", he can project mesmerizing waves of sonic energy that weaken his opponents, leaving them open to his influence. His breastplate, [[Kōmoribreast]], can detach and transform into either a bat-like robot mode, or the hand-held "Kōmori Cannon" blaster. Like his fellow Breastforce warriors, Hellbat is also armed with an [[electromagnetic nunchaku]].

So it's a pity, then, that he's kind of a schmuck.

Hellbat can merge with his Breastforce teammates into [[Liokaiser]], forming the left arm of the super robot.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Hellbat_hypnotism.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]

Hellbat summoned by Leozack to join the Breastforce on Earth after they had already waged several battles against [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s [[Autobot]]s. Hellbat's first mission took him to the New Energy Resource Research and Development Laboratory in [[Japan]], where he deployed his Kōmoribreast to download information from the lab's computers. Discovered by one of the scientist, Hellbat knocked out the Autobot and [[human]] troops that attacked him and fled. He soon met back up with the rest of the Breastforce, and was chastised for being unable to keep his actions a secret by Leozack, who then decided to simply steal the entire contents of the lab. In the battle that resulted, Hellbat faced off against [[Blacker]], but the brawny Autobot overcame the Decepticon's hypnotic waves by stabbing himself in his own leg. The Decepticons were ultimately repelled by a brainwave-scrambler invented by [[Braver]], and when Leozack was chewed out by Deathsaurus for the team's failure, Hellbat silently observed the whole affair, deciding that he would be a much better leader than Leozack was. {{storylink|The New Warrior - Hellbat}}

[[Image:Leozack and hellbat.jpg|right|thumb|215px|Oh come on, give me money for the roller coaster.]]

Hellbat immediately set about currying Deathsaurus's favour, gathering information on an energy shipment leaving from a spaceport in Nevada. Leozack was enraged when Hellbat went over his head with the information and took it directly to Deathsaurus, but Hellbat won him around by appealing to his own desire to see Deathsaurus dethroned, explaining that they could take the energy for themselves. To their credit, they were able to abscond with the energy, but when Star Saber appeared to chase them down, Hellbat was shot out of the sky and decided to let Leozack fend for himself while Hellbat made plans to blame the whole debacle on his commander. {{storylink|Attack the Shuttle Base!!}}

After joining in on the Breastforce's attempt to ransom [[Marine City]] with a neutron bomb, {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} Hellbat put another scheme of his own to work. While the Breastforce kept most of the Autobots busy in a battle over a fleet of oil tankers, Hellbat invaded the under-staffed [[Shuttle Base]] and tried to steal information from its computers. When he tripped an alarm, Hellbat simply snatched a random computer disk and tried to flee, but when his way was barred by [[Galaxy Shuttle]], he kidnapped [[Jean Minakaze]] and [[Holi]] to ensure his safe getaway. The Autobots soon tracked him down to the temporary base he and the [[Dinoforce]] were using and rescued Holi and Jean, but Hellbat passed the buck, blaming Leozack and [[Gōryū]] for the bungled mission. Hellbat still had the computer disk to give to Deathsaurus, but unfortunately for him, it turned out that all he had stolen was Jean's homework. {{storylink|Rescue Jean!!}}

[[Image:Hellbat_tree_trouble.jpg|left|thumb|215px]]Seconds away from sneezing.]]

When Autobots [[Mach]] and [[Tackle]] discovered a Breastforce scheme to tap hydroelectric power in Canada, Hellbat didn't fare very well in the ensuing chase, and wound up being lured into the nearby forest and entangled in a cluster of trees. {{storylink|Mach and Tackle}} Soon after, Hellbat participated in the Decepticons' plan to captured spacecraft in the asteroid belt. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

[[Image:Hellbat_crossformers.jpg|right|thumb|215px|Schmucks.]]

A little later, the Breastforce departed Earth for planet [[Micro]], intending to spring the sixth member of their team, [[Gaihawk]], from the Satellite Penitentiary on the planet's moon, so that they could combined to form the giant robot, Liokaiser. Before that mission got underway, however, the enterprising Hellbat decided to launch a series of raids on several of Micro's major energy-gathering facilities. Hiring the mercenaries [[Black Shadow]] and [[Blue Bacchus]] to aid him, Hellbat soon found he had to triple their cut to keep them on the job when Star Saber turned up to stop them. Rather than risk fighting Star Saber, Hellbat decided to cut his losses and blow up the plasma energy plant they were stealing from, but a parting shot from [[Greatshot]] destroyed what little energy he had already been able to steal, leaving him unable to pay the furious mercenaries. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}} Upon returning to the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' after this mission, Hellbat was met with threats of violence by the rest of the Breastforce, who were not impressed with his sneaking around behind their backs. Hellbat calmed his teammates by claiming that the energy he had tried to steal would have been intended for the whole team's personal use. The argument settled, the team set about their original goal, and attacked the Satellite Penitentiary to free Gaihawk. While the rest of the team held off Star Saber and his Autobots, Hellbat ventured into the prison to locate Gaihawk, only to have the object of his search be the one to find him, right when he was in the middle of ruminating on what effect the addition of Gaihawk to the Breastforce would have on his standing. Over-compensating to cover up his scheming, Hellbat met Gaihawk with hugs and kisses, and helped him recharge his energy from the prison's main supply. A battle between Gaihawk and Greatshot subsequently erupted, which sent the prison up in flames, forcing Hellbat to transform to jet mode and join Leozack in carrying their non-flying comrades to safety. {{storylink|Rescue! Gaihawk}}

[[Image:Hellbat_kills_deathcobra.jpg|left|thumb|215px|Oh, this'll bite me in the ass.]]

When Leozack did not invite Hellbat to the meeting to welcome Gaihawk back to the fold, he panicked, listened in on the conversation, and was horrified to discover that they were planning to kick him out of the team and replace him with an old comrade of Leozack's named [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]], who was already on his way to the planet. Hellbat intercepted Deathcobra before he reached the ''Thunder Arrow'', and petitioned him to simply leave, so that he could remain on the team. Deathcobra, however, was disgusted by Hellbat's cowardly request and swatted him out of the way, forcing Hellbat to draw his gun on him. Deathcobra dared Hellbat to pull the trigger, and to Hellbat's own surprise, he actually did, prompting a firefight between the two. Even as Hellbat squealed that it was an accident, he managed to unintentionally land a fatal shot on Deathcobra, killing him outright. Spotting the Autobot Micromaster [[Holi]] watching from a nearby ridge, Hellbat sped back to the ''Thunder Arrow'' and blamed Deathcobra's untimely end on him, then led the rest of the Breastforce in a "retaliatory" attack. In the battle that followed, Hellbat and the Breastforce combined into Liokaiser for the first time and actually defeated Star Saber. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}}

[[Image:Victoryleo_vs_breastforce.jpg|right|thumb|225px|We're wearing him down lads!]]

Not long after the Breastforce returned to Earth, Hellbat discovered the existence of the [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant in America, and the Breastforce led the charge in raiding it. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} After this, Hellbat let his own schemes and plans take a back seat for a while, and was content to simply participate in a series of missions without any of his typical backstabbing: drilling oil in Antarctica; {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}} ambushing the [[Brainmaster]]s in the desert; {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} aiding Deathsaurus in laying a trap for Star Saber; {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} and raiding energy from a solar power plant. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}}

After this temporary bout of restraint, Hellbat started looking out for number one again when he had his Kōmoribreast sneak into the Shuttle Base on an information gathering mission, which led him to learn of the apparent death of God Ginrai. He took this report to Deathsaurus, and also informed his emperor of another discovery he had made: the existence of a large energy stockpile in America. He, Leozack and the Dinoforce proceeded to attack a tractor trailer delivering a load of energy to this stockpile, but were easily defeated by the reborn Ginrai, who had been recreated as [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} When Victory Leo again roared into battle to thwart the Breastforce's attempt to pillage the Mount Asama geothermal energy plant, Hellbat was in no rush to confront the feral Autobot, but he didn't have any compunctions about chasing the helpless Jean Minakaze through the plant's corridors and locking him in the exploding building. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}}

[[Image:Victory33 hellbatdorya.jpg|left|thumb]]

When Leozack tried posing as Star Saber in order to infiltrate the Shuttle Base and steal information on the Autobot leader's ability to combine with Victory Leo, Hellbat helped complete the illusion by broadcasting a fake message to the Autobots, demanding that "Star Saber" bring the relevant computer disk to him or he would blow their base up with hidden bombs. {{storylink|A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs}} After the failure of that plan, Hellbat was next dispatched to a jungle planet somewhere in the depths of space to search for the metal-eating [[Dorya]] insects, which he had previously heard about while visiting [[Planet X (Victory)|Planet X]]. His hatred of the wilderness notwithstanding, Hellbat successfully retrieved the insects and brought them back to Earth and helped unleash them against the Autobots, but the scheme turned sour when the heroic robots discovered that intense cold could defeat the little metal-munchers. In the chaos that followed, Hellbat wound up spilling the insects all over himself, and ran off screaming. {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}}

[[Image:Victory35 falconpunch.jpg|right|thumb]]

Hellbat's final plot was his grandest: he actually succeeded in locating the lost continent of [[Atlantis]] and its massive supply of energy, and took the information straight to Deathsaurus. This proved to be the last straw for Leozack, who gave Hellbat a ferocious beating, until Hellbat revealed what he had told Deathsaurus: raise the continent and use its energy to recharge Deathsaurus's [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} The plan succeeded, and with this Atlantean energy in their clutches, the Breastforce and Deathsaurus departed for space, heading right for the fortress. The Autobots pursued the villains, but were unable to stop them from bringing the fortress back online. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} To keep the Autobots busy while the fortress's main cannon charged, Deathsaurus dispatched the Breastforce—combined as Liokaiser—to battle them. In the course of the clash, Victory Leo was able to blast Liokaiser into the fortress's cannon barrel, which drained his energy dry. With his consciousness fading and his body unable to move, Liokaiser could only utter a fading scream for help as he drifted off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}
{{-}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Hellbat debuted silently, standing behind Gaihawk as he informed Deathsaurus that Leozack had gone off on a solo mission, foolishly believing that he could conquer Earth on his own. {{storylink|Leozack Rumbles Violently!}}

Later, Hellbat and the other Breastforcers combined into Liokaiser to battle Star Saber on [[Energy Planet X]]. When the combiner warrior managed to seize Star Saber, his individual components began arguing over who would get right to destroy the Autobot leader; Hellbat believed he was the one who should be allowed to "switch them off". Star Saber exploited the opening to turn the battle around, and Liokaiser was defeated and escaped. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}} In their next battle with Star Saber, the Breastforce almost had him defeated thanks to the aid of Deathsaurus and Dinoking, but the tables were turned when Star Saber merged with new arrival Victory Leo, to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Strongest Partners, the Combination of Victory!}}

In their next battle, Liokaiser and Deathsaurus were defeated by the Autobots' "Five Stars of Victory" attack technique, and Liokaiser split back into Gaihawk and the rest of the Breastforce to flee back to Deathsaurus's "Space Stronghold". {{storylink|Shine! The Five Stars of Victory}} From the stronghold, the Decepticons began a final attack on Earth, bombarding the planet with meteors, but the Autobots succeeded in thwarting their scheme, despite a bit of attempted treachery courtesy of Leozack. At the battle's end, Deathsaurus revealed that the fortress was home to the Decepticon civilians, and that they had been fighting to keep them safe. Struck by this revelation, Star Saber decided that it was time for the Autobots and Decepticons to lay down their arms, and live in peace—the truest victory of all! {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}

===Timelines: Wings of Honor===
Hellbat was part of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s squad of Decepticons sent to [[Beta-Nine]] to retrieve some valuable cargo from the crashed ''[[Van De Graaff]]''. Hellbat, Banzai and [[Gaihawk]] had the young [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] cornered, but Hellbat's hypnotism ability drew the impressionable young bot out. Lucky for the Autobot, a hungry aquatic monster decided to try and make a snack out of Hellbat, breaking the spell and distracting the other two Decepticons long enough for Kup to run for it. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Of course, millions of years later, Kup's recollection of these events were a little... different.

==Toys==
===Victory===
[[Image:Victory-toy Hellbat.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm Batmammary.]]
*'''Hellbat''' (Breastforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-331'''
**''Accessories:'' "Kōmoribreast" Breast Animal

: Released only in Japan, Hellbat transforms into a dark blue and white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Dassault Rafale fighter jet]]. He comes with his Breast Animal partner Kōmoribreast, who can attach to Hellbat's chest as armor or be used as the hand-held "Kōmori Cannon" weapon. Hellbat can combine with his fellow Breastforce members, forming the left arm of [[Liokaiser]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Hellbat/hellbat.htm More information on Hellbat at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Liokaiser}}
*'''Liokaiser''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-335'''
**''Accessories:'' "Kōmoribreast" Breast Animal

: Hellbat was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. All of the toys are identical to their individual releases. This release does not have [[bio]]/[[tech spec]] cards for the individuals, only the combined form.

[[Category:Breastforce]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]

Hellbat (G1)

2009-08-18T20:45:18Z

213.46.45.62: /* Victory cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Hellbat is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hellbat.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Member of the Ambitious Screwups Club.]]
Of all of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s warriors, '''Hellbat''' (ヘルバット ''Herubatto'') is by far the most underhanded and maniacal. As a member of the elite [[Breastforce]] team, he thinks that he would be much better suited to lead the unit than his commanding officer, [[Leozack]], and he goes to any lengths that he can to prove it to Deathsaurus. Hellbat is a highly accomplished spy, regularly obtaining information that none of his fellow Decepticons are able to, and formulating any number of plans and schemes in his never-ending quest to climb the greasy ladder. He is also a sneak of the highest order, constantly talking behind his teammates' backs and spreading rumors, but he's not sneaky enough to prevent his fellow Decepticons from knowing what he gets up to. It is perhaps not surprising, then, to learn that nobody likes Hellbat, and that they trust him even less than that. In fact, his teammates would all be quite happy to kick him out of the Breastforce, if not for his strangely skilled silver tongue. Hellbat is usually able to talk just about anyone around to his way of thinking just long enough. He would genuinely go to any length to keep his position in the Breastforce ranks, although he'll usually come off as just plain pathetic in the process.

In robot mode, Hellbat has one of the most useful special attacks among all the other Decepticons: with a chant of "Hypnotism, Sleep, Hibernation", he can project mesmerizing waves of sonic energy that weaken his opponents, leaving them open to his influence. His breastplate, [[Kōmoribreast]], can detach and transform into either a bat-like robot mode, or the hand-held "Kōmori Cannon" blaster. Like his fellow Breastforce warriors, Hellbat is also armed with an [[electromagnetic nunchaku]].

So it's a pity, then, that he's kind of a schmuck.

Hellbat can merge with his Breastforce teammates into [[Liokaiser]], forming the left arm of the super robot.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Hellbat_hypnotism.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]

Hellbat summoned by Leozack to join the Breastforce on Earth after they had already waged several battles against [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s [[Autobot]]s. Hellbat's first mission took him to the New Energy Resource Research and Development Laboratory in [[Japan]], where he deployed his Kōmoribreast to download information from the lab's computers. Discovered by one of the scientist, Hellbat knocked out the Autobot and [[human]] troops that attacked him and fled. He soon met back up with the rest of the Breastforce, and was chastised for being unable to keep his actions a secret by Leozack, who then decided to simply steal the entire contents of the lab. In the battle that resulted, Hellbat faced off against [[Blacker]], but the brawny Autobot overcame the Decepticon's hypnotic waves by stabbing himself in his own leg. The Decepticons were ultimately repelled by a brainwave-scrambler invented by [[Braver]], and when Leozack was chewed out by Deathsaurus for the team's failure, Hellbat silently observed the whole affair, deciding that he would be a much better leader than Leozack was. {{storylink|The New Warrior - Hellbat}}

[[Image:Leozack and hellbat.jpg|right|thumb|215px|Oh come on, give me money for the roller coaster.]]

Hellbat immediately set about currying Deathsaurus's favour, gathering information on an energy shipment leaving from a spaceport in Nevada. Leozack was enraged when Hellbat went over his head with the information and took it directly to Deathsaurus, but Hellbat won him around by appealing to his own desire to see Deathsaurus dethroned, explaining that they could take the energy for themselves. To their credit, they were able to abscond with the energy, but when Star Saber appeared to chase them down, Hellbat was shot out of the sky and decided to let Leozack fend for himself while Hellbat made plans to blame the whole debacle on his commander. {{storylink|Attack the Shuttle Base!!}}

After joining in on the Breastforce's attempt to ransom [[Marine City]] with a neutron bomb, {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} Hellbat put another scheme of his own to work. While the Breastforce kept most of the Autobots busy in a battle over a fleet of oil tankers, Hellbat invaded the under-staffed [[Shuttle Base]] and tried to steal information from its computers. When he tripped an alarm, Hellbat simply snatched a random computer disk and tried to flee, but when his way was barred by [[Galaxy Shuttle]], he kidnapped [[Jean Minakaze]] and [[Holi]] to ensure his safe getaway. The Autobots soon tracked him down to the temporary base he and the [[Dinoforce]] were using and rescued Holi and Jean, but Hellbat passed the buck, blaming Leozack and [[Gōryū]] for the bungled mission. Hellbat still had the computer disk to give to Deathsaurus, but unfortunately for him, it turned out that all he had stolen was Jean's homework. {{storylink|Rescue Jean!!}}

[[Image:Hellbat_tree_trouble.jpg|left|thumb|215px]] Seconds away from sneezing. Possibly.]]

When Autobots [[Mach]] and [[Tackle]] discovered a Breastforce scheme to tap hydroelectric power in Canada, Hellbat didn't fare very well in the ensuing chase, and wound up being lured into the nearby forest and entangled in a cluster of trees. {{storylink|Mach and Tackle}} Soon after, Hellbat participated in the Decepticons' plan to captured spacecraft in the asteroid belt. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

[[Image:Hellbat_crossformers.jpg|right|thumb|215px|Schmucks.]]

A little later, the Breastforce departed Earth for planet [[Micro]], intending to spring the sixth member of their team, [[Gaihawk]], from the Satellite Penitentiary on the planet's moon, so that they could combined to form the giant robot, Liokaiser. Before that mission got underway, however, the enterprising Hellbat decided to launch a series of raids on several of Micro's major energy-gathering facilities. Hiring the mercenaries [[Black Shadow]] and [[Blue Bacchus]] to aid him, Hellbat soon found he had to triple their cut to keep them on the job when Star Saber turned up to stop them. Rather than risk fighting Star Saber, Hellbat decided to cut his losses and blow up the plasma energy plant they were stealing from, but a parting shot from [[Greatshot]] destroyed what little energy he had already been able to steal, leaving him unable to pay the furious mercenaries. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}} Upon returning to the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' after this mission, Hellbat was met with threats of violence by the rest of the Breastforce, who were not impressed with his sneaking around behind their backs. Hellbat calmed his teammates by claiming that the energy he had tried to steal would have been intended for the whole team's personal use. The argument settled, the team set about their original goal, and attacked the Satellite Penitentiary to free Gaihawk. While the rest of the team held off Star Saber and his Autobots, Hellbat ventured into the prison to locate Gaihawk, only to have the object of his search be the one to find him, right when he was in the middle of ruminating on what effect the addition of Gaihawk to the Breastforce would have on his standing. Over-compensating to cover up his scheming, Hellbat met Gaihawk with hugs and kisses, and helped him recharge his energy from the prison's main supply. A battle between Gaihawk and Greatshot subsequently erupted, which sent the prison up in flames, forcing Hellbat to transform to jet mode and join Leozack in carrying their non-flying comrades to safety. {{storylink|Rescue! Gaihawk}}

[[Image:Hellbat_kills_deathcobra.jpg|left|thumb|215px|Oh, this'll bite me in the ass.]]

When Leozack did not invite Hellbat to the meeting to welcome Gaihawk back to the fold, he panicked, listened in on the conversation, and was horrified to discover that they were planning to kick him out of the team and replace him with an old comrade of Leozack's named [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]], who was already on his way to the planet. Hellbat intercepted Deathcobra before he reached the ''Thunder Arrow'', and petitioned him to simply leave, so that he could remain on the team. Deathcobra, however, was disgusted by Hellbat's cowardly request and swatted him out of the way, forcing Hellbat to draw his gun on him. Deathcobra dared Hellbat to pull the trigger, and to Hellbat's own surprise, he actually did, prompting a firefight between the two. Even as Hellbat squealed that it was an accident, he managed to unintentionally land a fatal shot on Deathcobra, killing him outright. Spotting the Autobot Micromaster [[Holi]] watching from a nearby ridge, Hellbat sped back to the ''Thunder Arrow'' and blamed Deathcobra's untimely end on him, then led the rest of the Breastforce in a "retaliatory" attack. In the battle that followed, Hellbat and the Breastforce combined into Liokaiser for the first time and actually defeated Star Saber. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}}

[[Image:Victoryleo_vs_breastforce.jpg|right|thumb|225px|We're wearing him down lads!]]

Not long after the Breastforce returned to Earth, Hellbat discovered the existence of the [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant in America, and the Breastforce led the charge in raiding it. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} After this, Hellbat let his own schemes and plans take a back seat for a while, and was content to simply participate in a series of missions without any of his typical backstabbing: drilling oil in Antarctica; {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}} ambushing the [[Brainmaster]]s in the desert; {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} aiding Deathsaurus in laying a trap for Star Saber; {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} and raiding energy from a solar power plant. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}}

After this temporary bout of restraint, Hellbat started looking out for number one again when he had his Kōmoribreast sneak into the Shuttle Base on an information gathering mission, which led him to learn of the apparent death of God Ginrai. He took this report to Deathsaurus, and also informed his emperor of another discovery he had made: the existence of a large energy stockpile in America. He, Leozack and the Dinoforce proceeded to attack a tractor trailer delivering a load of energy to this stockpile, but were easily defeated by the reborn Ginrai, who had been recreated as [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} When Victory Leo again roared into battle to thwart the Breastforce's attempt to pillage the Mount Asama geothermal energy plant, Hellbat was in no rush to confront the feral Autobot, but he didn't have any compunctions about chasing the helpless Jean Minakaze through the plant's corridors and locking him in the exploding building. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}}

[[Image:Victory33 hellbatdorya.jpg|left|thumb]]

When Leozack tried posing as Star Saber in order to infiltrate the Shuttle Base and steal information on the Autobot leader's ability to combine with Victory Leo, Hellbat helped complete the illusion by broadcasting a fake message to the Autobots, demanding that "Star Saber" bring the relevant computer disk to him or he would blow their base up with hidden bombs. {{storylink|A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs}} After the failure of that plan, Hellbat was next dispatched to a jungle planet somewhere in the depths of space to search for the metal-eating [[Dorya]] insects, which he had previously heard about while visiting [[Planet X (Victory)|Planet X]]. His hatred of the wilderness notwithstanding, Hellbat successfully retrieved the insects and brought them back to Earth and helped unleash them against the Autobots, but the scheme turned sour when the heroic robots discovered that intense cold could defeat the little metal-munchers. In the chaos that followed, Hellbat wound up spilling the insects all over himself, and ran off screaming. {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}}

[[Image:Victory35 falconpunch.jpg|right|thumb]]

Hellbat's final plot was his grandest: he actually succeeded in locating the lost continent of [[Atlantis]] and its massive supply of energy, and took the information straight to Deathsaurus. This proved to be the last straw for Leozack, who gave Hellbat a ferocious beating, until Hellbat revealed what he had told Deathsaurus: raise the continent and use its energy to recharge Deathsaurus's [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} The plan succeeded, and with this Atlantean energy in their clutches, the Breastforce and Deathsaurus departed for space, heading right for the fortress. The Autobots pursued the villains, but were unable to stop them from bringing the fortress back online. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} To keep the Autobots busy while the fortress's main cannon charged, Deathsaurus dispatched the Breastforce—combined as Liokaiser—to battle them. In the course of the clash, Victory Leo was able to blast Liokaiser into the fortress's cannon barrel, which drained his energy dry. With his consciousness fading and his body unable to move, Liokaiser could only utter a fading scream for help as he drifted off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}
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===''Victory'' comic===
Hellbat debuted silently, standing behind Gaihawk as he informed Deathsaurus that Leozack had gone off on a solo mission, foolishly believing that he could conquer Earth on his own. {{storylink|Leozack Rumbles Violently!}}

Later, Hellbat and the other Breastforcers combined into Liokaiser to battle Star Saber on [[Energy Planet X]]. When the combiner warrior managed to seize Star Saber, his individual components began arguing over who would get right to destroy the Autobot leader; Hellbat believed he was the one who should be allowed to "switch them off". Star Saber exploited the opening to turn the battle around, and Liokaiser was defeated and escaped. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}} In their next battle with Star Saber, the Breastforce almost had him defeated thanks to the aid of Deathsaurus and Dinoking, but the tables were turned when Star Saber merged with new arrival Victory Leo, to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Strongest Partners, the Combination of Victory!}}

In their next battle, Liokaiser and Deathsaurus were defeated by the Autobots' "Five Stars of Victory" attack technique, and Liokaiser split back into Gaihawk and the rest of the Breastforce to flee back to Deathsaurus's "Space Stronghold". {{storylink|Shine! The Five Stars of Victory}} From the stronghold, the Decepticons began a final attack on Earth, bombarding the planet with meteors, but the Autobots succeeded in thwarting their scheme, despite a bit of attempted treachery courtesy of Leozack. At the battle's end, Deathsaurus revealed that the fortress was home to the Decepticon civilians, and that they had been fighting to keep them safe. Struck by this revelation, Star Saber decided that it was time for the Autobots and Decepticons to lay down their arms, and live in peace—the truest victory of all! {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}

===Timelines: Wings of Honor===
Hellbat was part of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s squad of Decepticons sent to [[Beta-Nine]] to retrieve some valuable cargo from the crashed ''[[Van De Graaff]]''. Hellbat, Banzai and [[Gaihawk]] had the young [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] cornered, but Hellbat's hypnotism ability drew the impressionable young bot out. Lucky for the Autobot, a hungry aquatic monster decided to try and make a snack out of Hellbat, breaking the spell and distracting the other two Decepticons long enough for Kup to run for it. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Of course, millions of years later, Kup's recollection of these events were a little... different.

==Toys==
===Victory===
[[Image:Victory-toy Hellbat.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm Batmammary.]]
*'''Hellbat''' (Breastforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-331'''
**''Accessories:'' "Kōmoribreast" Breast Animal

: Released only in Japan, Hellbat transforms into a dark blue and white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Dassault Rafale fighter jet]]. He comes with his Breast Animal partner Kōmoribreast, who can attach to Hellbat's chest as armor or be used as the hand-held "Kōmori Cannon" weapon. Hellbat can combine with his fellow Breastforce members, forming the left arm of [[Liokaiser]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Hellbat/hellbat.htm More information on Hellbat at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Liokaiser}}
*'''Liokaiser''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-335'''
**''Accessories:'' "Kōmoribreast" Breast Animal

: Hellbat was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. All of the toys are identical to their individual releases. This release does not have [[bio]]/[[tech spec]] cards for the individuals, only the combined form.

[[Category:Breastforce]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]

Transformer music

2009-07-16T23:14:07Z

213.46.45.62: /* Generation 1 animated continuity */

Like many cultures, Transformers make music to express themselves. (The Decepticon [[Squawkbox]], for instance, is a passionate musician.) However, very few of these alien songs have ever been recorded or played for human ears.

== Generation 1 animated continuity ==
Starscream has the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] play a fanfare on brass instruments for his coronation. After a while, he gets sick of it and shoots the trumpets. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie|The Transformers: The Movie}}

===Headmasters cartoon===
[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] enjoys karaoke after just a few drinks of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]]. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

== Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity ==
At least in this continuity, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had a rich history of music. With his Matrix-granted powers, the former G.I. Joe commander [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] had access to a database of at least 11 million traditional Cybertronian songs. One apparently has a line that goes: "[[Protoform]]/Protoform/What will you be?"

== Transformers Armada ==
The [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]] were revealed to project a strange, haunting melody amongst themselves. The exact effect of this varied.

== Transformers Cybertron ==
The Transformers on the [[Velocitron|Speed Planet]] have a [[Velocitron band|band]] that plays at official functions.

== Transformers Animated ==
The earth song "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" is known even by [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Decepticon warriors]].

== Movie continuity==
[[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]] enjoyed listening to [[Shock Pop]], a type of Cybertronian music, while living in [[Vos]].

[[Category:Transformer culture]]